SPAIN - Tajo

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- it seems the elder chick ate good



- the younger is searching for leftovers

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DELIVERY (Natalio)
- 08.34.28 in with bough - out 08.36.26 (chicks are chirping,begging)
- 08.39.19 bough - the harassing bird is here again - 08.40.36 out

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- the harassing bird (is very fast and is here again and again)
- the microphone picks up his quick flights like the crack of a whip
- Natalio follows him carefully, reaching behind him with its bill ajar
- the bird seems to be attacking Natalio's head, when it flies over, Natalio always pulls his neck

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DELIVERY

- 08.42.44 big bunch of moss - (the bird is here still/again) - 08.43.22 out (storklets are again continuously chirping,begging)
- 08.48.13 moss + griffon feathers - 08.49.20 out
- 08.51.20 bough - 08.53.53 + 08.55.31 bough - 08.56.23 + 08.57.11 bough - 08.58.08 + 8.59.16 bough - 08.59.54 (chicks calmed down and are "laying" side by side, but still the "warm welcome" and they are helpfull) + 09.01.40 long twigs - 09.03.50 + 09.05.09 bough - 09.05.58 + 09.08.50 bough - 09.11.36 out

- approx. at 09.10 they are really begging for food continuously and loudly - Natalio is preening them for a while, then the bird keeps him busy again

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DELIVERY (Natalio)

- 09.13.51 long bough - (09.14 N. preens his begging storklets, than himself) - 09.16.21 out
- 09.17.01 bough - 09.18.10 out; 09.19.25 twigs - 09.20.48
- 09.22.49 moss + some straw - 09.23.43 out; 09.26.08 twig - 09.26.28; 09.30.01 bough - 09.32.00 (working with nest rim)

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chicks:
- preening, wing stretching (to approx. 9.52)
- "working" with nest material

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the oiled feathers already have that beautiful metallic sheen in the sun


- 10.06, 10.08 wing flapping (the younger chick)

a complete replacement of the feathers is not far away

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storklet is busy here with something long minutes

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- they noticed someone and started begging at 11.29.05 (persistently)



- 11.34.47 arrival of the parent stork - NATALIO
FEEDING
- 11.35.11 Natalio out



- storklets are resting - "kneeling", later (11.59) "laying" side by side

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one of the continuously twittering sparohawks