2011

[biggi44]

Disposal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rM5feBB-jw

[Doris]

Cico has removed the storklet.
I have watched it some times, it all looked a bit strange.
Something came out of the cloaca. Maybe there was something wrong with his intestine.
I hope, somewhere from the storkcenter saw this and picked him up.
They clos at 5 pm and this happened after 5 pm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC6HMbo-JHE

[Cheral in California]

This is all very sad
Are there any signs of the mold fungus in any of the other stork eyries with video cams in Germany?

[Doris]

Hi Cheral, not in Germany at the moment.
But in one nest in Poland, Warszewo, all 5 chicks died on the funghus.
I am not really sure it was aspergillosis in Vetschau. The little Benjamin was alive and alert when he was removed from the nest. His fate was he was too tiny. And the storklet who died tonight seemed to have other problems....(I hope so)

[Regenstern]

Good morning,
To see the Video... is really hard
I have not even dared to look into the Nest
I hope they both are ok!!!
And they sleep normal!

[Regenstern]

I guess and I hope...both are ok

[Doris]

Good morning.
I also hope, they are o.k.

[gabi]

Good morning
I hope the nightmare is over. Fingers crossed for both

[Doris]

Nest exchange and feeding by Luna at 10 am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4AJOKYufM

Luna had some problems to disgorge the food.

[Doris]

Feeding at 12.45 pm by Cico,
both got a big bite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJfjoH1TGA

Cico is a perfect sun umbrella.



Both chicks seem to be very thirsty.

[Doris]

Nest exchange and feeding by Luna.

[skippy]

...I am not really sure it was aspergillosis in Vetschau. The little Benjamin was alive and alert when he was removed from the nest. His fate was he was too tiny. And the storklet who died tonight seemed to have other problems....(I hope so)

I also think so, Doris. I've seen the video again carefully. I'm sure, there was a yarn or something similar on after of the dead chick. The siblings have played with this thing and the parent picked it up and removed it - together with the little storklet...

In Juli 2009 a storklet was brought to Loburg. It has swallowed a yarn wich is used in agriculture to tie hay or straw. The yarn was already in the entire intestine. The stork had to be euthanized... http://www.storchenhof-loburg.info/foru ... start=2640 Who lets lie around such garbade, is guilty if happens such a misfortune. Animals can not know how dangerous is this garbage!

I hope earnestly that the both chicks are healthy. Let it rain soon!!!

[Doris]

Thank you Skippy.

News from the stork center about the 2 dead chicks.

Internetstörche werfen Junge ab

Am 29. Mai früh "regulierte" ein Altstorch die Zahl der Jungen auf 2 Storchenküken im Vetschauer Storchennest, wie auch in schon auf anderen Storchenhorsten geschehen. Die Entwicklung der Jungen verlief bisher jedoch ohne Komplikationen. Unsere ersten drei Küken schlüpften innerhalb von 2 Tagen am 17./18.05, das letzte Küken jedoch erst am 21.05.
Alle 4 Jungen konnten nur durchgekommen, wenn genügend schnabelgerechtes Futter von den Altstörchen über die Brutperiode hinweg zu finden ist. Offensichtlich geben aber die Nahrungsbiotope bei der lang anhaltenden Trockenheit nicht ausreichend Futter her.
Unsere 2 verbliebenen Küken sind wohlauf und werden von den Storcheneltern versorgt. Wir hoffen, dass nicht ein weiterer Jungstorch abgeworfen wird. Dieses ist jedoch nicht auszuschließen.
Warum töten Altstörche ihre Jungen?
Gibt es einen Wiederspruch zwischen Töten der Jungstörche und aufopferungsvoller Sorge um den Nachwuchs? Wir Menschen empfinden das zwar als grausam, doch in der Natur dienen solches Verhaltensweisen der Arterhaltung. Wenn die Nahrungsbiotope nicht ergiebig genug sind, "regulieren" die Altstörche ihre Jungenzahl. Damit sichern sie den verbleibenden Jungen das Überleben. Die Jungen müssen bis Mitte August flügge sein und sich soweit kräftigen, dass sie im Spätsommer die gewaltige Flugstrecke nach Afrika in die Winterquartiere bewältigen. Die Vorgänge im Vetschauer Storchennest zeigen, wie wichtig der Schutz der Nahrungsbiotope und deren Verbesserung für den Erhalt der Störche sind. Ein ausgewachsener Storch benötigt täglich immerhin 500 Gramm Futter. Bei einem Futtermangel wahrscheinliche Ursache
Storchenpaar mit 2 Jungen kommen in einer Brutsaison mehrere Zentner an Würmern, Käfern, Insekten, Mäusen, Fröschen, Maulwürfen oder Schlangen zusammen. Dazu benötigen die Störche intakte, gut strukturierte Nahrungsbiotope. Auf Dauergrünland, an Feuchtbiotopen, an Bächen und Flüssen, Feldgehölzen, Ödflächen und Fischteichen finden sie ihre Nahrung. Auf trocken gelegten Flächen oder auf großen, intensiv genutzten Flächen der Landwirtschaft entwickeln sich kaum Nahrungstiere. Wir müssen die Biotope naturgerechter gestalten. Der einzig gangbare Weg, die Zukunft der Störche zu sichern ist ein dauerhafter Schutz der Biotope.
Bernd Elsner
NABU Regionalverband Calau e.V.

Internet storks throw out Young

On 29 May early "regulated" a stork, the number of chicks to 2 stork chicks in Vetschauer Stork nest, as has happened in on other stork nests. The development of the chicks went so far without complications. Our first three chicks hatched within 2 days at 17./18.05, the last chicks but only at 21.05.
All four chicks could only come through when enough food is available just beak of the adult storks on the hatching period of time. Obviously, but the food habitats provide for the prolonged drought is not enough her food.
Our two remaining chicks are doing well and are supplied by the stork parents. We hope that not another young stork is dropped. This can not be excluded.
Why kill their young adult storks?
Is there a contradiction between the killing of the young ones and self-sacrificing concern for the young? Although we feel the people to be cruel, but in nature are such practices of conservation. When food habitats are not productive enough storks "regulate" the number of young storks. So that they secure bring the remaining chicks to survive. The chicks have to be fledging in mid-August and has to be strong enough that they deal in late summer, the enormous flight to Africa in the winter quarters. The processes in Vetschauer Stork show the importance of protecting the food habitats and its improvement for the conservation of storks. An adult stork needs at least 500 grams of food daily. In a probable cause food shortages
Stork Couple with 2 youngs get together in a breeding season, several hundredweight of worms, beetles, insects, mice, frogs, moles or snakes. These require the storks intact, well-structured food habitats. On permanent pasture to wetlands, streams and rivers, open fields, and wastes of fish ponds, they find their food. On reclaimed land or on large, intensively used areas of agriculture lend itself to food animals. We need to make the habitats to protect the environment. The only way to secure the future of the storks is a permanent protection of the habitats.
Bernd Elsner
NABU Regional Association Calau e.V. [/b]

[elafina]

The first sentence does not apply to what happened on saturday and sunday.
Only one chick was "regulated" by the adult stork. The other one died
without (seen) regulation from adults and was after half a day throwns out of
the nest in the evening.

Little strange, because the news sounds like the adults" regulated" both
chicks in one morning.

[foxfire8424]

Vielen Dank to Doris, Regenstern and all for the helpful information regarding stork habits when faced with not enough food. It only makes sense, I just didn't know there was a serious lack of food available to them this year. Such a shame, but it is best for all if adult storks feed and water themselves...if they become weak, the little ones will not be cared for properly.

It seems quite hopeful that Aspergillosis is not the cause and that is a relief.

We will continue to watch and root for this great family. Life goes on in the animal world! :