Ogres County (Vidzeme)

[Adria]

Wow, looks like the nest has a new owner

[marika.solo]

Wow, looks like the nest has a new owner

or the old one from previous season is back

18.10.18

[marika.solo]

18.15.02

there is very nice view on their flyway from the nest to the right

18.15.27

[Madli]

20.06 The stork comes back.

[Madli]

April 21

Hello!
Some good news today!

17.27 Excited male arrives, calling.

[Madli]

17.28 FEMALE arrives!

[Madli]

Female starts to inspect the nest. Hopefully it's good enough to be accepted

[Madli]

The greeting of this pair was quite short. Maybe this is not a female from previous year ?

17.31 She walks up to a side branch and jumps even higher.




17.33 Male stands up and starts singing. Female is still up on the branch but out of the cmaera view.
17.33.58 Female flies away.
17.34 Male follows and leaves the nest.

18.24 Male is back, calling.
No female in sight.
18.26 Male leaves again.

18.43 Arrival of Male, calling.
He stands and waits in the nest.
18.53 Male leaves.

19.26 Male arrives, short whistle.
20.08 He flies out.

20.31 Male comes back and spends the night alone.

[Madli]

April 22

Our still lonely male works on the nest in the morning and brings new materials.

Long waiting...


09.57 The stork leaves.

13.30 Male is back, calling
Followed by long wait in the nest.

14.32 Male flies out.

16.48 Male is back.
He works on the nest a little- pecking the moss.

17.11 Male leaves.

18.45 He arrives with some dry grass in his bill

[Madli]

19.51 Nice stretch


19.52 He jumps up to an upper branch. His toes are visible on the upper left corner


I can hear him fly away...

20.29 Male returns to the nest for the night