Melnais stārķis Ciconia nigraMating after a long preening session12:57 pm 20230624

? According to the information available to Dr. Māras Strazda the nesting area of black storks has been known here since at least 2003 however this nest was only found in January 2021. ? The nest could have been built in 2010 after the previous nest was abandoned. In 2021 there were no chicks in 2022 three young birds were successfully hatched. In the previous nest in this area one of the adult birds was ringed while in this nest in 2022 both nesting adult birds were ringless. Video captured edited by liznm Courtesy of Latvijas Dabas fonds. Melnais stārķis Ciconia nigra Ogres novadā - LDF tiešraide Black Stork: Latvijas Dabas fonds on YouTube: ,

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