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The stork chicks from the nest in our village took their first flight today. In fact, as I was trying to photograph them resting on a roof, they took off for their second flight. Living in a village might mean that we're highly car-dependent, especially since there are no deliveries, but it gives us a very quiet life in the middle of nature.
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A spell of sunshine before the next rain front hits.
The young storks are facing it with glee. Each front arrived today with strong gusts of wind that blew stuff around the yard and let the juveniles hover above the nest and practice flying without the risk of leaving and being unable to return.
Although at this point I think they're just being big chickens. One was several meters above the nest before dropping back down. You're basically flying already, mate! Get out there.
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Flight school. Our young storks still do not dare leave their nest for the first time, but they've advanced to hovering.
The other two siblings have to keep their heads down because there is only one helipad and its also where everybody eats their food delivery and sleeps.
At least they've soon learnt how to poop over the side. Should really move the compost heap under there for all this free phosphorus.
Meanwhile the parents are either out collecting food or perching on a nearby chimney or hay bale.
We've gotten used to the *whomp* when they take off from or land on our chimney hood at night.
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When its hot, the storks keep their beaks open to cool themselves. Looks like they're about to say something.
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The three young storks appreciate every breeze. They can't leave the nest yet but must practice flying somehow. If there's enough airflow over their wings, they can take turns standing up in the nest and getting a feel for it. In a stronger breeze they jump up and hover above the nest for a few seconds before landing back in it, more or less well.
Soon they should be able to take their first real flight.
The parents are meanwhile sitting on our chimney watching the progress of their offspring.
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"I want frog burger"
"It's been dry for days, the frogs are hiding somewhere"
"Meh ok, snail nuggets with slime sauce?"
"Snails are gone, too"
"Boo, whats left?"
"Regurgitated rodents. Open wide"
"Aaaaaaah"
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Baby storks are sticking their heads up now and throwing their necks back to make little clap-clap sounds with their beaks.
There's three little ones, same as last year. Hope they all make it this year too!
Now is the critical phase where they cannot fly yet and leaving the nest means certain death. The parents must find and deliver enough food so these can grow to full size birds that can survive the long migration to the southern hemisphere.
Storks prefer to hunt in short vegetation where they can see prey, aren't surprised by predators and tall vegetation doesn't hinder take-off.
They're attracted to the sound of mowers and tractors and will hunt near them, which is impressive when such a big bird swoops over your head.
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Counted three baby storks today. It was a warm day with good thermals, so other storks were soaring high in the sky. One descended and took a few swoops at our nest but was chased off by one of our adult storks.
This is a regular occurence on warm days where the sun heating up the fields produces updrafts that the clever birds use to ascend without expending energy.
That's how they can migrate so far and why they avoid crossing oceans (they cross only at the narrow straits of Gibraltar and the Bosporus).
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Stork is keeping an eye on the situation in the eastern skies.
There's two hatchlings in the nest now and when its quiet we can hear them gently clapping with their little beaks.
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Wet stork. Its been raining a lot.
But I hear baby stork screeches, so I guess at least one egg has hatched. Well done!
Baby storks screech quietly, sounding almost like a frog, so last year I was wondering why the stork caught a frog and kept it alive up there until realizing what the sounds were 😆
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The rain finally came and lots of it.
Last night a thunderstorm passed through and dumped a full barrel of rainwater in two minutes, today it's a more steady series of showers.
Good for our garden! The storks are not so happy and were seen tossing wet grass clumps out of their nest.
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The rain clouds blew right past without a drop. Had to get the hose out to give some water to our seeds.
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If you're wondering why trees drop small twigs and branches during storms, its to provide storks with material to fix the nest damage caused by the same storm.
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Our storks are sitting on an egg. Or multiple eggs, probably. One bird is always in the nest and sitting down. The other can go off and eat.
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Spring fertility rites.
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@arildsen Yup, click on the #StorkNest tag for more :)
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Starlings singing a song, storks fixing their nest from wind and rain damage.
We thought they were sitting on an egg already, but apparently not.
There's plenty of starlings but hardly any sparrows this spring, the little birds stayed for the winter and that did apparently not work out too well for them this time.
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While Lithuanian politicians discuss state-sponsored discos to help people make more babies, the storks have no need for such support.
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Wife arrive! Or uh, partner. Whatever.
I think they're both the same storks as last year. Because they are totally used to my bullshit. And last year that took some time and suspicious eyeballing first.
The shagging has begun immediately. There's no foreplay, the whole thing lasts about 5 seconds but goes on many times per day, accompanied by slow beak clacking. Then several minutes of intense preening to straighten the feathers.
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Nice weather today. Mr. Stork was preening himself, but remains solo despite his efforts.
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Mr. Stork looks a bit grumpy on account of the rain. He hates wet feathers. Makes him look all spiky. Only beaks should look spiky, you see.
He's been borrowing some twigs from our garden to fix up the nest but despite it looking ready, no partner has showed up yet.
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Look who's back from winter holidays. Welcome back!
Time to work! Fix up that nest, mow the grass that's grown there since you left, chase off contenders and bring some order* to the local birdlife.
I think it might be the same one as last year. They do not always return to the same nest, but this one is utterly used to me working in the yard and making fake clapper sounds with my tongue, which last year took some time.
It must be a male, because stork males always return first to do the work of rebuilding the nest.
* Nothing larger than a starling dares venture near an occupied stork nest, even crows only yell insults from a safe distance.
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#Storks! Knepp webcam highlights from 2025!
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They're gone.
The young storks moved out a while ago and joined the first timer flock to the south. They need to go earlier, as the first migration is the hardest.
The parents stayed a little longer, enjoying their regained freedom and then left as well.
Our storks are most likely heading for the eastern route around the Mediterranean, across the Bosporus and the Suez canal.
Bon voyage!
I'm sure they'll come back next year, or whoever claims the nest. It's not like we can tell them apart :)
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All three young storks are flying now 👍
This means the nest is sometimes empty most of the day, but they're not far, foraging in the meadow. At night they return to the safety of the nest.
Their beaks are starting to grow longer and turn orange.
High up in the sky, I've seen the first flock (mustering) of young storks, training for their long trip around the Mediterranean to Africa.
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These three youngsters still haven't flown, although when it's windy they stand up, spread their wings and jump up in the nest, hovering for a second before dropping back down.
Their flight feathers look fully developed now, so maybe they just need to find their confidence.
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