Live feed from nest of Black Stork

Meryem Ersoz · July 2nd, 2007, 06:59 AM

wow, those chicks have grown since i last checked this out...very cool.

Bob Thompson · July 2nd, 2007, 07:06 AM

There was a person just up on the nest weighing the chicks and taking DNA (I think), I missed if he banded the chicks. According to the diary they would be banding the chicks.

Great video, I loved the shots of the weighing

Bob

PS: I forgot to mention that some fish was left for the chicks

Frank Hool · July 3rd, 2007, 08:08 AM

recording of yesterday's Live is here: mms://video.eenet.ee/tooni/rongastamine.asf

The man in the nest is ornitholog Urmas Sellis. He the person who arranged whole this live feed thing. He speaks estonian. He's first word were something like:"It's very hard to keep balance here because i am standing with both legs only on one branch ... so if i dissapear from the picture that means i couldn't keep right balance". So his speech was full humour.
enjoy!

Tony Davies-Patrick · July 3rd, 2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Marnell

Nothing much happened for the 7 minutes I watched the nest, Frank. The adult preened quite a bit but while the image was sizeable the plumage detail was generally vague and from shoulders down it was just black without contrast.
The chick(s) did move but it might have been a clump of cotton-wool for want of detail.

Black storks are rare and shy but I would have to be getting better quality images to find the patience to keep shooting or viewing ...

I would have to agree with Brendan on this one...

Frank Hool · July 4th, 2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony Davies-Patrick

I would have to agree with Brendan on this one...

Really can`t cheer up You guys about this subject. That`s the nature! Of course we could create some artificial suspense, but that is really not the aim of this project. The main purpose is maybe mostly scientific - to learn habits of creatures who keep long distance from human. The second purpose is maybe that it is very much reality show and available for everybody.

But... after storks leaving their nest to head to south in the fall, i hope we cut some short best of of this summer.

Frank Hool · July 22nd, 2007, 03:36 PM

Learning to fly megamix

Tony Davies-Patrick · July 26th, 2007, 08:17 AM

Nice footage, Frank, and much more interesting. I'd still edit it down to only a fraction of the long megamix and chuck in some fades between clips or changing light conditions (to prevent hard cuts). Place in some soft music and interesting background narrative about the birds and it will be a winner.

I would have liked to have seen higher quality imagery, and maybe at least one or two different camera angles. If you were unable to reset the camera position, it can be helpful to use a wireless remote control to zoom the lens wide and then tight to take in different viewpoints of the same subject (depending on your camera model of course).

Bob Thompson · July 29th, 2007, 10:18 PM

At 1208pm 30th July (Hong Kong time +8GMT) I was fortunate enough to see the second Black stork chick leave the nest, there is now just one lone chick gathering up the courage to fly.

Thanks to all those involved in the project for supplying such marvelous pictures and sound

Bob Thompson

Bob Thompson · July 30th, 2007, 05:51 AM

Surprise, Surprise, it is now 1945 HK time (+8 GMT) and the 2 chicks that flew off this morning are now back on the nest - total 3 in the nest

Bob

Frank Hool · August 1st, 2007, 05:25 PM

Bob, You`re really lucky. I`ve never catch them flying "live". But recordings are here.

Frank Hool · August 14th, 2007, 07:44 AM

one of three chicks is lost second week already. He seemes to be dead.

Frank Hool · August 31st, 2007, 07:24 AM

So, this is the end for this year. Tooni(male stork) is some hunderds kilometers away from Estonia. He got new radio transmitter, so we will trace it whole winter. Chick will stay close for awhile. They fly now fluently.
Learning to fly. So thanks everyone for being interested. I hope this project will continue next spring. Just a little before storks arrive to the nest.

July 2nd, 2007, 07:06 AM	#17
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	There was a person just up on the nest weighing the chicks and taking DNA (I think), I missed if he banded the chicks. According to the diary they would be banding the chicks. Great video, I loved the shots of the weighing Bob PS: I forgot to mention that some fish was left for the chicks Last edited by Bob Thompson; July 2nd, 2007 at 07:37 AM. Reason: additional info

July 26th, 2007, 08:17 AM	#22
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	Nice footage, Frank, and much more interesting. I'd still edit it down to only a fraction of the long megamix and chuck in some fades between clips or changing light conditions (to prevent hard cuts). Place in some soft music and interesting background narrative about the birds and it will be a winner. I would have liked to have seen higher quality imagery, and maybe at least one or two different camera angles. If you were unable to reset the camera position, it can be helpful to use a wireless remote control to zoom the lens wide and then tight to take in different viewpoints of the same subject (depending on your camera model of course). __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

July 29th, 2007, 10:18 PM	#23
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	2nd Black Stork just left the nest At 1208pm 30th July (Hong Kong time +8GMT) I was fortunate enough to see the second Black stork chick leave the nest, there is now just one lone chick gathering up the courage to fly. Thanks to all those involved in the project for supplying such marvelous pictures and sound Bob Thompson Last edited by Bob Thompson; July 29th, 2007 at 10:21 PM. Reason: added date

July 2nd, 2007, 06:59 AM	#16
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	wow, those chicks have grown since i last checked this out...very cool.

July 3rd, 2007, 08:08 AM	#18
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	recording of yesterday's Live is here: mms://video.eenet.ee/tooni/rongastamine.asf The man in the nest is ornitholog Urmas Sellis. He the person who arranged whole this live feed thing. He speaks estonian. He's first word were something like:"It's very hard to keep balance here because i am standing with both legs only on one branch ... so if i dissapear from the picture that means i couldn't keep right balance". So his speech was full humour. enjoy!

July 22nd, 2007, 03:36 PM	#21
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	Learning to fly megamix

July 30th, 2007, 05:51 AM	#24
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Surprise, Surprise, it is now 1945 HK time (+8 GMT) and the 2 chicks that flew off this morning are now back on the nest - total 3 in the nest Bob

August 1st, 2007, 05:25 PM	#25
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	Bob, You`re really lucky. I`ve never catch them flying "live". But recordings are here.

August 14th, 2007, 07:44 AM	#26
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	one of three chicks is lost second week already. He seemes to be dead.

August 31st, 2007, 07:24 AM	#27
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	So, this is the end for this year. Tooni(male stork) is some hunderds kilometers away from Estonia. He got new radio transmitter, so we will trace it whole winter. Chick will stay close for awhile. They fly now fluently. Learning to fly. So thanks everyone for being interested. I hope this project will continue next spring. Just a little before storks arrive to the nest.