SPAIN - Tajo

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next care of the eggs and the nests bowl:
14.16 + 14.47 + 15.26 +

Natalio stand up at 14.11 and settled down at 14.18
- preening and taking care of the eggs

using the preen gland

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next care of the eggs and the nests bowl (still male Natalio is incubating):
+ 16.04 +

16.34 female Zica arrived with one bough


Zica? - this stork has darker bill so must be Natalio, when they changed?
rewind doesn't work smoothly, I can't check if there really was a change before


Zica out, Natalio is incubating now

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next care of the eggs and the nests bowl:
+ 17.48 (and preening before) +

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next care of the eggs and the nests bowl:
+ 18.19 + 18.38 (and preening) + 19.16 + 20.31 + 21.03 + 21.36 (and the screen is dark)

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April 12
Hello everyone

EGGS are 27/25/23/21 days old today
- eggs laying: night 16./17.03, 18./19.03, 20./21.03, 22./23.03
- hatching: after an incubation period of 34-38 days, usually counted from the second egg when permanent incubation begins - the first hatching is expected on 19.04

CHANGE and CARE of the eggs and the nest bowl:

female ZICA (last change:11.04 at 17.40 ): 07.24 + 7.50 + 08.14 + 08.55
change 09.24
male NATALIO: 09.24 + 09.38 + 09.59 + 10.30 + 11.05 + 11.39 + 11.58 +
change 12.01
female ZICA:
12.03 + 12.43 + 13.11 + 14.04 + (visit by Natalio at 14.42) + 15.12 + 15.36 + 15.57 + 16.27 + 16.50 +
change: 17.14
male NATALIO: 17.14 + 17.28 + 17.59 + 19.09 + 20.55 + 21.22

MATINGS: 0

MATERIALS: 0
-moss , twigs , grass

EVENTS:
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) under the nest for a while viewtopic.php?p=28797#p28797 + video https://youtu.be/ZcuuTDiwYT0

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care of the eggs and the nests bowl:
female ZICA: 07.24 + 7.50 + 08.14 + (08.42 stand up, short preening, little balance and stork settled down again - no care) + 08.55

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09.24 CHANGE - Natalio in, female Zica out



for a longer time she tried to throw out pellet, finally she succeeded and flew away
(pellets are the undigested parts of a bird's food, which are regurgitated - coughed up through the bill)

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care of the eggs and the nests bowl:
male NATALIO: 09.24 + 09.38 + 09.59 + 10.30 + 11.05 + 11.39 + 11.58 +



Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Because of its aggressiveness towards other birds, it may reduce or displace native species, and since 2017 the Egyptian goose has been listed as an invasive species in the European Union. This implies that this species cannot be imported, bred, transported, commercialized, used, exchanged or intentionally released into the environment and member states are obliged to try to eradicate the species.
- Both sexes are aggressively territorial towards their own species when breeding and frequently pursue intruders into the air, attacking them in aerial "dogfights". Egyptian geese have been observed attacking aerial objects such as drones that enter their habitat as well. Neighbouring pairs may even kill another's offspring for their own offsprings' survival, as well as for more resources (wiki)

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how much the colour of the feathers depends on the light conditions (Dr. Māris Strazds says their feathers are not black)

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change - Zica in at 12.02.41, Natalio out,