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25-Feb-2017 T.A.LeRoy

Back on the Church Roof

Mackenbach, Germany

the stork is back from the long journey returning from Africa and is waiting for his mate.
It seems like he is finally accepting the new nest this year.
Last year's story:

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A stork couple decided to build a nest on the church chimney in our neighborhood village, right before Easter.
It's still cold this Spring, so because of the nest...no heat, the parishoners have to bring blankets till the babies arrive in about 100 days.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
1/800s f/9.0 at 164.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time25-Feb-2017 13:55:30
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Focal Length164 mm
Exposure Time1/833 sec
Aperturef/9
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Dan Greenberg07-Jul-2020 15:32
Very cool seeing this close up and in the greater context of the whole church view. Both excellent images. It is nice to know that the parishoners were willing to sacrifice their comfort for these birds' children to survive. ~BV~
Jean D05-Mar-2017 02:38
WOW.Superb capture of this stork and guaranteed not to be disturbed at this location., Tom. ~V
barbarajoy02-Mar-2017 09:36
Yes, Spring must be in the air! What a fine new home for the stork. We will expect more images, Tom, as the mate comes and maybe some babies at some stage! Great shot. V
marie-jose wolff02-Mar-2017 09:03
beautiful image of this stork and nice story! V
Co van der Wardt01-Mar-2017 23:57
Wouw......now we know....spring is in the air....V
Patricia Kay01-Mar-2017 22:08
Fabulous capture and heart warming story Tom...BV
Marco Valk01-Mar-2017 18:01
Great story, great shot
janescottcumming01-Mar-2017 12:49
Interesting story and wonderful photos. V
Irene Wehrli01-Mar-2017 11:56
Oh - they are back already?? It's early, isn't it. Hope winter is over…
A great shot Tom!
Irene
Bryan Murahashi01-Mar-2017 05:50
Fabulous photo of its man-made nest platform.
Graeme28-Feb-2017 23:21
Great capture of this stork on his new nesting site, Tom. At least there will be a warm church this year lol..BV!!
Jean Chiasson28-Feb-2017 22:12
Beautiful capture great work Tom BV
Ken Chambers ARPS28-Feb-2017 22:08
Wonderful picture and romantic story.
I hope the the female arrives safely. Please keep us updated Tom !
Greeney 28-Feb-2017 12:28
Wonderful!
Blandine Mangin28-Feb-2017 12:13
superb ! v
Yvonne28-Feb-2017 10:32
He doesn't look impressed :) hope things work out alright for the stork family and the
parishioners! v
Bill Miller28-Feb-2017 06:35
Great to see the stork.
Gill Kopy28-Feb-2017 05:05
Love it that the parishoners forego their comfort for that of the stork - a lovely story. Neat shots Tom V
Nirvan Hope28-Feb-2017 03:56
An excellent image of the stork on the lookout for his mate. It looks like a platform was built for the nest. How cool.
Dennis Hoyne28-Feb-2017 03:28
A nice effort to accommodate the storks family. Nice shot, Tom! V.
laine28-Feb-2017 00:13
How lovely to see the tradition keeps going...it's a lovely nest :)
Tom Munson28-Feb-2017 00:00
Beautiful images, Tom.
Hank Vander Velde27-Feb-2017 23:28
Nice images and story Tom.
LynnH27-Feb-2017 22:39
I think it was very nice of the church to build a scaffold for the storks. I'm sure they will also be rewarded by having a warm Mass this yr. :) V
Patrick Goossens27-Feb-2017 22:07
Must be a very welcome sign.
Buz Kiefer27-Feb-2017 21:11
Lovely. Very clean and colorful. V
Johnny JAG27-Feb-2017 21:09
Nice catch
Walter Otto Koenig27-Feb-2017 20:50
Great shots Tom. Yes, the Storks have special rights is Germany. We need them given the low birthrate. "V"
Martin Lamoon27-Feb-2017 20:49
Great captures, good to hear everyone is understanding the storks needs.
v
Juliette27-Feb-2017 19:30
great shot !!!! in my neighborhood the male is back yet, and waiting for his female ( as they always come a few days later) V
Pieter Bos27-Feb-2017 18:30
Early spring time. ~V
joseantonio27-Feb-2017 17:25
seems spring is just there.V.
Jeff Real27-Feb-2017 17:16
So well seen and captured in a special way ~V~
Ton T.27-Feb-2017 16:34
Great image and a wonderful story Tom! V
Helen Betts27-Feb-2017 16:19
Excellent capture of this stork, and amazing to think they fly all the way to Africa! Interesting story as well. V.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal27-Feb-2017 15:08
Two beautiful image Tom, great work. V
globalgadabout27-Feb-2017 15:08
good solution to offer the stork an alternative nest site...fine shot..
Neil Marcus27-Feb-2017 15:07
He is living in grand stle. How thoughtful to have built this for this retuning bird.
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