The seemingly unceasing rains that have blighted Latvian summer have also turned a popular online stork’s nest into a large mud bath, as evidenced by a live feed on the Sadales tīkls company’s website.
The three young birds in the nest were soaked to the skin, and as they trampled around the dirty nest, the birds got really muddy.
On Thursday, the nest was still dry, but at night, when heavy rains began, a puddle formed in the nest.
The young storks, which observers have named Dotty, Stripe, and White, are already able to fly. But their parents are still feeding them, bringing beaks full of worms to the nest. However, on Friday morning the soaked storks stayed in the nest, because they couldn’t take off with such soggy wings. The parents didn’t show up either.
The birds waited patiently for the rain to stop. Around noon, the weather began to improve, the rain stopped and the nest started to dry out. Finally, the sun shone, and the storks began to clean and dry their feathers.
When their wings were sufficiently dry and mobile, the young ones went to explore the surroundings to practice their aviation.
At the end of August, storks will begin to gather in flocks to leave for Africa – and will probably be glad to do so.
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