Some new pics of our female stork (new pic #11)

[Alysser]

Wow, she came back? Is she going to live here for the summer? It's just so sad about her mate, she looks so lonely. But she is stunningly beautiful That is one thing that didn't change.

[Kirsten]

Wow, she came back? Is she going to live here for the summer?

She's been there all summer, sleeping in her nest at night, but during the day, she's often doing extended trips now that there is no one to care for. That's why I barely see her during my lunch breaks. But in the mornings when I come to work, she's always in her nest.

And yes, storks are spending their summers here in Germany (and some other European countries), they are going to leave in August or September, heading for Africa or Southern Europe. In Spring, they will return to mate, and to hatch...

Kirsten