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

[Kirsten]

Wow, during my lunch break today, I had the most fascinating encounter you can imagine! Well, he still was at least 50 metres away, but I never saw him from such a short distance! Too bad that he stood in the shadows under a tree and the pics did not turn out very clearly, but here he is - Mr. Stork:










Kirsten

[Laura's Babies]

EXCELLENT as usual!

[phesina]

Beautiful! What a handsome, stately bird! (And those pictures look just fine to me.)

[Alysser]

They are beautiful! I love watching birds, they are fascinating. That nest is massive

[cassiesmom]

Kirsten, these are just breathtaking. Wow! (You really should do a book!!)

[Barbara]

Hi Mr. Stork, nice to meet you. You have a wonderful face - and I can count all your lovely feathers- so Kirsten lied when she said it didn't turn out clearly

[Sonia59]

Your new pics are impressive! These birds are so massive to see from a close distance

[Kirsten]

Glad you like him!! Met him again today: (Well, actually I think it's the female, but I'm not sure)







BTW, the babies should be hatching this week or next week.

Kirsten

[Nomilynn]

I love the pictures in this thread; I look for it every time I log in to see if there are more pictures! Keep 'em coming!

[Sonia59]

I love the pictures in this thread; I look for it every time I log in to see if there are more pictures! Keep 'em coming!

Same for me! I can't wait for baby pics

[Kirsten]

With much sadness I have to give you the lastest update: One of the storks has died, and under these circumstances, it looks like the babies are also gone. The remaining stork stopped caring for them and barely stays in the nest, so I guess there are no longer any babies to care for. They usually die with only one parent.

I was missing one of the adult storks for a couple of days now and already started fearing the worst. Today, a newpaper article unfortunately confirmed what I feared. One of the storks hit a car and died immediately.

I'm very very sad, sitting here at work, and I'm about to cry. Right now, I can't even look at the photos I took of them. They break my heart.

Kirsten

[Kirsten]

One last pic:



Kirsten

[3Catcondo]

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

[Catherinedana]

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]

Darn it! Now my eyes are LEAKING!