Comments on: Black Stork Cam in Estonia 2

By: One

One — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:24:21 +0000

7/07 Mom arrives at the nest with a mixture of moss, grass, and perhaps algae as well https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a48c2a8f99c734a9be8e9909722088fa87d6bbbfcd69dddb8a474634250eb875.png
She puts the bundle down, and the kids poke around in it; looks like they're finding something edible, like water insects, larvae, and worms. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cf698d3120daf5085c5c2a97a0affea2a26b045db11790cf8b96c1ec8e38d85e.png

By: One

One — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:55:01 +0000

7/05 Today, one storklet is 42 days old, the other two are 41 days old.

Feeding by Mom. She offers a lot of (rather big) fish https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e481585892289e042295104e6073e13e6f59a40129cb2a3eb93f4b4789213885.png
This is a big one https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7f5e3c8f9eaa8f53017bd440b33dbc8ec5f94d1b0bd214ef390d7dd8296ea496.png
Kids look healthy….and a bit drenched https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/19a59fd9d3e04699d0e0de54604f2b23978ced155eb369f654ba38ce4d2aff72.png

By: One

One — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:47:50 +0000

In reply to Shari. You're welcome, Shari!

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:54 +0000

In reply to One. Thank you for your research work to gain this information.

By: One

One — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:31:34 +0000

I never knew how to tell Mom and Dad apart. Until someone in the chat pointed out that Dad has a deep red beak all the way through. Now I know! Dad in the left pic, Mom in the right pic. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dbcdd41dfc4d5c4d3f596641721a2201359a679e4963f954b5d718c1296dc1e3.png
It's so nice to see the bond between Dad and his three remaining kids. How much those two babies who lost their lives must have suffered, but Dad must have suffered, too. He couldn't help it… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6cdaf5eed00f2edf566bc9dc385fd630599c62e1dc037f5d2f6638ba27c0bdaa.png

By: One

One — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:34:21 +0000

It's nice to see that, after all that drama, at least these three kids are doing well and thriving. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/131ac8142aa0ee0b25797e589aede61dd809de47bc3f742a9e0747d5a3516663.png
And Dad is calm and relaxed again https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0ac5e7ffa04d6dd45f64d821c8c48a3e99a67d5d447622509e5c3da66e943510.png

By: One

One — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:59:08 +0000

Female arrives with food https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/386c245fdb602f32d041d1a5c5ec345ecd78ab27feae18e70329f9fd179fb2b7.png
Some of the fish brought to the nest come from what is known as a “fish basket.”

"The basket is located at about 4 km (2, miles) from the nest, on a small forest road, easier to reach. The parents found the basket. In the pictures below we presumably see the female.
The fish basket is over 100 km (62 miles) from Urmas’ home. So, fishing + driving take a lot of time. He filled the basket 6 times over the past three weeks. Local people will take over the work. Urmas hopes that will work. Urmas will try to refill the basket today, if he manages to catch enough fish in this rainy weather. He hopes the fish basket will not flood with all that rain.
The big fish aren’t from the fish basket. Urmas thinks they come from some fish farm." (from the forum 6/17) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/978c2088bb42f0d2dc7350cab764d0126d1a9f0d133ccc8e077112de0a465cfd.png
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By: One

One — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:30:42 +0000

In reply to Skip. Thanks for the info. Oh my...I checked the forum from today (6/15), and you are right.

By: One

One — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:05:54 +0000

6/15 From the Forum https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/287e6e5d4a839dd6769a69549e4e6f4a15774d2b69bdf19bd426f552712f1572.png
The two stork chicks were culled when they were 17 and 20 days old, respectively, which is very late. Regarding this, here is an interesting post by Anne7 on the forum. Thanks Anne7! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4e222735b848c482f9c88664c3968d153065d3c90f9fd418b02b6419372d4b22.png https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/59bf24e8f73951445360e2c11091061c0e5614a1ffc68a0eaf70a6d17f935566.png https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fc0d74cdcf6e7cdbc67b13a5578ec6c64b15a5e429be29baa172368febdc6134.png

By: Skip

Skip — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:54:48 +0000

In reply to One. Appears he did? Looks like only 3 are left.