SPAIN - Tajo

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- 14.27.38 whistling Natalio stood up, some aerating (and he is observing the surrounding time to time) and Nataliou at 14.28.18 he whistles again

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- pooping, ruffling the feathers, observing, aerating



- 14.30 again whistling, now to me it seems he is calling for Zica

- aerating, rolling the egg, and at 14.41 Natalio is covering the chicks and the egg

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- 14.52 again up, pooping (very few) and again he is aerating ...

(7) FEEDING: at 14.53 male Natalio regurgitated few fishes



- aerating and at 14.54 our male settled down

- 14.59 up, wing stretching, both wings - he staggered for a moment, aerating, observing/waiting on Zica maybe and at 15.01 again settled down
- 15.02 up, aerating, oserving, ... 15.07 down
- 15.44 up, self-preening, chicks are sleeping, 15.46 aerating
- 15.47 the two elder chicks wake up, chirping, moving (all 3) to his bill (= they are hungry),
- 15.49 aerating, preening, aerating and so on; 15.53 Natalio settled down

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- 16.12 up, pooped (good), self-preening



using the uropygial gland (preengland or oilgland)

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- 16.20 still no change, chicks are chirping and protesting



- 16.23 Nataliou down



where is my Zica?

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- 16.37 up, aerating, preening himself, chicks are chirping - 16.42 he covered the chicks (they are again sleeping) and the egg
(16.40.50 he moved the big griffon feather to the left and later again to the right)

- 16.44.09 again up, 16.44.27 down

- 17.20 up, pooping, our trio is chirping very loudly,

(8) FEEDING 17.23 Natalio regurgitated something little for his very hungry storklets
- only the two elder chicks ate this time

- the smaller stork needs less, but if it misses some feedings, the difference between them will not decrease fast enough





- Natalio is again aerating and at 17.28 he covered the chicks (bill-chattering time to time)

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- 17.45 again up, storklets are chirping loudly
- the are really very hungry (they chirping a lot and loudly to 17.51.12 and pick to everything and they start again and again)

- Natalio: aerating, preening, .. at 17.54 again down

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- 18.25 up. storklets are loudly chirping, 18.29 they are silent and Natalio is starting again aerating
- 18.30 they are again very loudly chirping

(9) FEEDING at 18.40 Natalio regugitated again something little, only the two bigger chick reached the table



it's the second feeding in row when the youngest hasn't eaten anything (the smaller stork needs less, but if it misses some feedings, the difference between them will not decrease fast enough)



little one moved to the table but most probably ate only some moss

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- 18.37.38 Natalio covered the chicks and the egg
- 19.11.34 male Natalio again up, chicks are loudly chirping at 19.20.57 he covered the chicks

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