Storks Nesting on a Chimney

A Rooftop Nest in the Dutch Countryside

Perched on the chimney of a working farmhouse near Terwolde, this nest has become a favorite return spot for a pair of white storks. Each year the birds rebuild and expand their sprawling stick nest, adding fresh material to a structure that can eventually weigh hundreds of kilograms.

Raising the Next Generation

The camera offers an unusually close view of stork family life, from the synchronized bill-clattering that pairs use to greet one another to the patient feeding of chicks. White storks are devoted parents, sharing incubation and foraging duties as they tend their brood on the exposed rooftop platform.

A Farm Landscape Favored by Storks

The surrounding fields of Gelderland supply the storks with a steady hunting ground of meadows and drainage ditches, rich in the frogs, insects, and small rodents that make up their diet. This mix of open farmland and water has made the eastern Netherlands one of the country's strongholds for the species' recovery.

A Conservation Success Story

Once nearly vanished from the Netherlands, the white stork population has rebounded thanks to reintroduction projects and farmers who welcome nesting pairs onto their rooftops. This chimney webcam puts that comeback on public display, letting viewers follow one nest's ongoing story in real time.