White Stork Nest - Tukums, Latvia

High above the countryside near Tukums, in western Latvia, this camera looks into a big white stork nest (baltais stārķis in Latvian), where the birds return each spring to rebuild, lay their eggs and raise their chicks.

Latvia has around 10,700 breeding pairs of white storks, and many nest on poles, roofs and power line supports. The same nest is often used year after year, growing until it weighs up to about 550 pounds (250 kg).

A pair usually lays about four eggs, which hatch after 33 to 34 days. In late summer the storks fly south to spend the winter in Africa, and with wings up to 7 feet (2.15 m) across, they glide on rising warm air.

Did You Know? White storks have almost no voice. Instead, they greet each other by loudly clattering their bills together.

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