Black Stork live webcam
It’s the ultimate reality show. This webcast will help everyone better understand a bird’s life. They are not stupid, and we are not kings of nature…
The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but rare, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe, predominantly in central and eastern regions. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork. It is seen in pairs or small flocks—in marshy areas, rivers or inland waters. The Black Stork feeds on amphibians and insects.
This stork is a strong migrant, wintering in tropical Africa and India. A broad-winged soaring bird, the Black Stork is assisted by thermals of hot air for long distance flight, although are less dependent on them than the White Stork. Since thermals only form over land, storks, together with large raptors, must cross the Mediterranean at the narrowest points, and many Black Storks can be seen going through the Bosporus. They fly approximately 100 to 250 km a day with daily maxima up to 500 km.
The storks migrate from the middle of August to the end of September. They return in the middle of March. About 10 percent of the western storks choose the passage Sicily – Cap Bon, Tunisia. The common route goes over Gibraltar. Many birds are fly around the Sahara next to the coast. Most birds are wintering in the wetlands of Nigeria or Mali. The eastern birds take the route Bosphorus-Sinai-Nile to Africa. Birds that summer in Siberia winter in northern and northeastern India.
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Hello Amaranthe.
From all birds-nests I’m most fun of Pirate and Madis. My heart just droped for them, and I was happy when Piret got her nest back.
Thank you for this web-address. I use it alot. Is very addictive.
Many greetings to you and all other watchers
Hello Elivanarya, thank you
) last year and it was very exciting for me 
I watched this birds (and Piret and Madis
I found this website: http://pontu.eenet.ee/player/tabel.html
Trevorc, so lucy of you – I came bit to late.
Here comes one of mine from today.
Oh ! Wow ! Just spotted an Elk browsing below the nest , amazing !
Parents together
And now we have 4 eggs!
I hope in this time all of chicks will be healthy!