July 27. Setting off to the Kava-Chelomdja portion of the Reserve.

July 27. Setting off to the Kava-Chelomdja portion of the Reserve.

We set off in early morning so that we could catch a ferry across the Yana river. The ferry works with the high tide only, hence the hurry.

In Talon village we put our boat in the water, and went upstream to the ranger’s station. The rangers's boat (photo) was accompanying us on the way to the ranger's station.

 

The rangers welcomed us in the afternoon, treating us with customary caviar and tea.

While on-route we did observe only one nest on the Tauy river with a chick. Not the best, but still something. It was not clear if the only active nest had one or two chicks, so we decided to make a drone flight later, on the way back.

The water level in the river was subsiding after a flash flood two weeks ago.

We'll have intermittent internet access over the coming weeks, but will report back when we can.