W@W! I love the clacking sound of their bills. Amazing footage of their courtship behaviour. I'm not sure they actually managed in those few attempts? But brilliant footage! The only time I have ever seen Storks nesting was in Yugoslavia. Have a great day!
Beautifully shot. Would you be okay with me using a snippet of this video for my private use? I won't repost on youtube or any other social platform. I'm doing a bird project and like to show friends on zoom (via share screen, I don't send anything). Would you be okay with that?
This is awesome. Such a wonderfully choreographed act. The male just needs to work on his mounting technique. It's pretty clumsy, but I guess it must be kind of tricky with those long legs.
Hi Birdfun, I work on a TV nature program for a danish TV channel, and looking for videos a the white storks and will hear you that if it's okay to use "White stork courtship" in one of our programs? We will of course mention you in the credits. Best Wishes, Naja
The male's difficulty mounting reminds me of male ducks trying to climb aboard even as the female's body sinks underwater from his weight. There might be fewer humans if accomplishing the act was that tricky for us. 😉
Yes, that's why we have an overpopulation problem 🙄 . What "annoyed" me that while the male is clearly doing something wrong, he gets very aggressive towards the female.
