SPAIN - Tajo

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​​las aves "acosadoras" parecen más vencejos o aviones roqueros que tengan algún nido cerca. Me pareció ver el otro día a alguno de los adultos intentando capturarlos.
"stalker" birds look more like swifts or Eurasian crag martin that have a nest nearby. I thought I saw one of the adults trying to capture them the other day. (Marika: Natalio - more days repeatedly)

on this shot it seems like the crag martin:


viewtopic.php?p=34224#p34224 "Happy Rentner" - lesser kestrel

halcones no se han visto en el lugar. Si son frecuentes las águilas calzadas, que sobrevuelan la zona pero a mayor altura, y algún año también se ha visto alguna perdicera
falcons have not been seen in the area. Booted eagles are common, flying over the area but at higher altitudes, and some years some Bonelli's eagles have also been seen.

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documentation (shots) in the late evening

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11.05.07 moss and food delivery (male Natalio)
11.08.10 moss (Natalio)

- begging started at 10.53.50
- arrival (with moss DELIVERY) at 11.05.32 - Natalio
FEEDING ? if so only something very few from moss - (begging and chap chap) all the time
- departure at 11.06.18



DELIVERY moss (moist) - cools the air (but also has other important qualities for storks)
11.08.11 - 11.08.47

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11.11.25 water (on the moss)
11.22.26 Natalio out (they are begging for water very intensively - loudly "chap-chap")

- in 11.11.25 - WATER
- Natalio hesitated very long time and looked here and there maybe for Zica and he wanted to provide them with shade, but they were very demanding (for water)
- out 11.22.26 - Natalio decided flying out



the moss and their heads are a little wet (still the loudly chap-chap)



this is the way - water from one bill to the other bill (I never saw that on this nest in this season)

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11.25.06 shower on their heads (Natalio)
11.25.16 much water on the opposite site of the nest (storklets are still begging for water)

- at 11.24.57 Natalio landed

both chicks know (instinctively) what to do - but why doesn't Natalio pour the water directly into their bills?


little shower


and much water here

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it was disheartening to see and hear

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they are all the time begging

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chirping of the storklets are now more classical begging, nodding for food - only one feeding (?) till now
​​- 12.12.11 Natalio is shortly whistling, ​​12.12.32 again (fanned tail feathers),
- 12.12.49 out

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preening and position change

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- 13.47.15 begging started (​​spider is still working on the camera lens)
- 13.50.48 FOOD delivery - ZICA
​​- 13.50.56 out

13.51.03 the eating is over





this fish got caught in the feathers on the younger stork's back (the older sibling took it from there)