Our storks are back! (very sad update #26 + tribute pic)

**Kirsten** · 05-25-2009, 11:38 AM

One last pic:

Kirsten

**3Catcondo** · 05-25-2009, 11:57 AM

I'm so sorry to hear this news. What a great tribute pic! Play hard at the bridge, Mr or Mrs Stork.

**Catherinedana** · 05-25-2009, 01:41 PM

I'm so sorry. ..You have a very beautiful heart and this thread makes that very apparent. They will be back again and will bring you joy. I believe they know how much you care as well, that's why you were able to get so close for those outstanding pictures. They come to you for a reason. I looked up the Stork as a totem animal an found this:

When the stork appears a birth or rebirth will soon happen. The stork is typically a bringer of new energies. Its appearance often precedes a change in the family dynamic, which may or may not be a new baby born to the family. The stork teaches the value of family and the need to protect the family unit as a whole. When the stork appears you may need to reconnect with your roots.

Sending love,
Cathy

**Laura's Babies** · 05-25-2009, 01:59 PM

Darn it! Now my eyes are LEAKING!

**Kirsten** · 05-25-2009, 02:06 PM

Thanks for your kind words! I'm still so sad and could cry all the time!

Cathy, that's really beautiful, thanks for sharing! And I really feel like I had a special connection to him. Whenever I went out with my camera, there he was and let me take photos. My co-worker, who also tried to take pics but who always missed him, used to tease me that I was obviously having a special bond with him. All this makes it even harder now.

Kirsten

**phesina** · 05-25-2009, 04:06 PM

Oh, that's so sad. I'm so sorry, Kirsten.

**Sonia59** · 05-25-2009, 04:21 PM

Oh no! It's so sad! I know what you feel, I hate when an inocent animal is hurt or killed and I am sad even if I do not know personally this animal. Don't pay attention to your collegue, she/he does not understand because she doesn't have your sensitivity and does not like much animals.

RIP beautiful stork.

**moosmom** · 05-27-2009, 07:45 PM

Kirsten,

You took some awesome pictures!! I'm sorry about the loss of the stork. Do you know what happened to the adult that's gone? That is so sad.

RIP sweet babies.

**Sonia59** · 05-28-2009, 04:06 AM

Let's hope the female will be more lucky in life, and that she will find a new partner.

**Kirsten** · 05-28-2009, 09:57 AM

Well, it's most unlikely that the mom will find a new friend for this season. This summer, she will be alone. She may be back with another one next year, we'll see.

moosmom, I don't know what happened to the body. I was wondering the same already...

Kirsten