2012

[Doris]

Good morning.
Yesterday was an exiting day but today all seems quiet.







Luna just left







Have a great Sunday.

[Doris]

Good night.

[su]

Good morning
Small feeding at 06:30



http://youtu.be/ZiBKWWXByuo

[Doris]

Good morning and thank you for the video.
They are waitning for more breakfast.



Have a great day and a good start into the new week.

[Doris]

Finally!!
Foooooooooood!









More food only 30 Minutes later.





They should be happy... for the moment.

[Zasu]

It's good to see these chicks looking so well. It's been very interesting to watch this nest year after year, with different outcomes each time. I will never forget little Hugo from the first year I watched.

[Doris]

Hello Zasu. Nice to see you.
I think, no one will ever forget Hugo.

It is a sunny and warm day.
The chicks are thirsty so Cico brought water up to the nest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TskTRDnFI8I



A bit later: FOOOD



The next water delivery.
(Looks like Luna took a bath, her plumage is wet. )

[Doris]

Good evening











Good night

[Doris]

Good morning.
Breakfast!





A bit flapping





And the next meal



From the news site:

http://www.storchennest.de/en/aktuelles/index_1542.html

18.06.2012

The Vetschau Young Storks will receive their Names and Bands

In the forenoon of Wednesday, June 27th, our young storks will receive their bands and at the same time one of the two will be "christened". The first hatched chick received its name Zora right after it hatched. It happened on the "Day of the open Door" at the White Stork Information Centre of NABU Regional Association Calau's in Vetschau/Spree Forest.

The banding will again be done by Mrs. Katharina Illig of Luckau. The Lift equipment will be supplied by the electric power supplier enviaM. Interested persons as well as Spree Forest guests are cordially invited to experience this event at the White Stork Information Centre od Lower Lusatia in Vetschau, Spree Forest. The Internet will carry the banding live. Should by chance stork friend worry that the young storks might jump out of the nest or the parent storks desert their young. Not to worry! It shall not happen, banding is a normal occurrence.

Bernd Elsner

Have a great day.
Manager
NABU Regional Association Calau

[Doris]

Again foreign stork alert.
There is still an intruder in the area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCHdFsCH22o



Wing exercises and little jumps already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCluwGvHTIc

[Cheral in California]

Great video of the foreign stork intruder. Strange that it stayed around to tidy up the nest. What a brave little one to stand up to it and get it to fly away....then to see the chick cudde back with the other chick was so sweet.

My first year watching the nest at Vetschau was also the year of our dear little Hugo. Will never forget how brave he was to the end. Almost decided not to watch the following season because there had been so much sadness that year.

Glad these two look strong and healthy.

[su]

Good morning

Breakfast at 06:40


http://youtu.be/7VbW25R_lJM

[Doris]

Good morning.
It is raining in Vetschau.
I think, they will enjoy it.
Yesterday the parents often brought water up to the nest.

The next breakfast came.



Have a nice day.

[Regenstern]

Good morning everyone

Great thanks at Doris and Su

Last Saturday. ..shortly after attacked I was on the roof

The left chick played dead still




The left chick it moved again.





I hope you have all a nice day

[Cheral in California]

Great close-up photos, Tina

I see the banding will be done next Wednesday. Will the school children be naming the second chick this year?