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Looks like a 1st egg. Thanks Janet

http://www.pfalzstorch.de/bilder/live1.html (http://www.pfalzstorch.de/bilder/live1.html)

Yesterday morning (3-25) I caught this picture!  One in the nest and working on #2!  YEAH!

You're welcome!  Now we wait for Aafka's pictures!   :clap:

 :clap: The things we catch on cams!

Great Catch, Annie!

Yeah, what they said!  :gum:

Thanks Donna

 ;)

now have drum roll   :2funny:  5 eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh how many will survive or not hatch?  Thank you Janet.

has she really been laying eggs for over a month :scaredblue:

No, just got lucky when she got up and there were all those eggs!  1st egg has hatched on the Stork Barn at Bornheim, which why she was probably up that long.   :clap:

 :hatch1: ;D

Might be two, but it is tough to tell - Love those storks!

I tried to enlarge it. Here's the 1st hatch. Thanks Janet!!!!

Hope that's not fishing line in the nest, that blue stuff!!!

Stork babies!! Thanks Janet

4 Stork babies in Bornheim....where's the 5th? Thanks Janet

You know where the fifth went to - I'm just happy to count 4!

Went from 4 to 2. Where are they disappearing to??  :o They looked healthy the other day. Actually from 5 to 2 left.

Yup, I only see 2. Hmmm

I like the storks on the light going across the street.

Just glad I only check in for pictures on the stork nests!  The authors of the site where saying that it is a great year (weather wise) for the storks.  Glad I'm not a stork  ;)

No, you wanna be an Osprey!!   :hysterical: (http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab5/coramackenzie/emos/glowing-lol.gif)

 :rofl:  I don't want to be an Osprey, but Rich lives in fear that the koi will be put in the pool for the Osprey - keeps him on his toes!   :2funny:

 :hysterical:

PS

 :rofl:  I don't want to be an Osprey, but Rich lives in fear that the koi will be put in the pool for the Osprey - keeps him on his toes!   :2funny:
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You need to find a couple of *large* and realistic fake fish to slip into the pool overnight :devil:
Carol
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 :devil: I Love it!   :devil:

What happened to the other 3 babies?  Here is the translation from German:

Thursday 19 May 2011
A sad news ...
 
Next to all the great news about the young ones, there are unfortunately some who are not very encouraging.

You may certainly have noticed that remained of the five young storks in the nest on the roof the stork barn since Saturday, only two young are.

One of the parents was found one man discarded plastic rope and taken into the nest. The boys are totally tangled in it!

Since a submission by man-made problem, Christian Reis three animals freed from the cord. He arrived at two dead boy. A third sadly died a few hours after the rescue operation.

It always die young, unfortunately (even adult birds!) To trash. It is worth the  small pieces of junk (cords, rubber, ...) to clear away.

With the storks and our falcons, there is too much sadness today! At least the ROC Falcons can only blame Nature.

Oh how sad for them...(now we know)!  :(  Ropes, fishing line, plastic bags are all killers to birds and other animals. 3 babies suffered from the hands of man. Good grief. Thanks Janet.

Just to add to  your list, Donna.  I'm sure everyone knows, but those plastic six pack holders that hold cans or bottles of soda?  They kill birds, especially shore birds.   Cut those plastic holders into tiny pieces before disposing them.

It's what I do!

I always cut them up! Too much out there to threaten the worlds wildlife without adding humans' ignorance into the mix. :(

Better still. Don't buy six packs.

How do we educate the rest of the world, MAK?  So many don't know, or don't care? 

Just keep spreading the word to whomever wants to listen. We have to if we love nature. We watchers talk to people downtown all the time. You'd be surprised at how many are interested and how many know you're watching falcons because they think the birds are cool too! We can't change everyone but we can make a difference. It's simple... don't pollute,recycle and cut up those six pack plastic rings!  :handshake:

Yeah, a case is always better!

Your words are so true, MAK - you are espousing one of my favorite things -- simple common sense!  We can't fix everything or everyone, but we can always do the right thing.  Far too often, people don't know what the right thing is any longer, including picking up after themselves! 

Yep, as my Dad used to say, "That's the Spirit!"  ;)

i'm a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher of alass of enviromently sauve kids (we live in santa monica ca
so we dont have much choice) but as it gets warmer and water balloon play begins it is  a wonder to
see these children on hand and knee picking up every piece of plastic--no one needs to even ask them
they know thew have to proteck the animals----it makes me proud and gives me hope--i hope the same
for you-peace

Snowing in Bornheim!!  :clap:

Janet sent me this

One banded.

From Janet

I don't know if this is the same pair from last year....