White Stork Nest in Czermna

The White Storks of Czermna

This camera is trained on the nest of a pair of white storks (Ciconia ciconia), perched atop a tall structure in the small village of Czermna. The huge platform of interwoven sticks is rebuilt and reinforced each year, growing into a monumental landmark that the birds defend as their own.

A Window onto Wild Behaviour

Viewers can follow the tireless routines of nest life — incubation, feeding and preening — as the adults take turns caring for their young. The close framing reveals subtle interactions between the pair and any chicks, offering a rare, uninterrupted look at one of the countryside's most charismatic birds.

A Symbol of the Polish Countryside

The white stork is a cherished emblem across Poland, where rooftop and pylon nests are a familiar sight in farming villages. Czermna sits in the Tarnów County region of Lesser Poland, a landscape of meadows and fields that provides ideal foraging grounds for these long-legged hunters.

Migration and the Seasons

White storks are remarkable long-distance migrants, wintering in Africa and returning to Europe to breed. This feed lets you witness the annual cycle of arrival, nesting and fledging that has made the species a treasured herald of the changing seasons.