SPAIN Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

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- 11.02 Natalio calling up, fanned tail feathers (storklet is all the time loudly "chirping" the thirsty chap chap)



who is nearby?


Natalio is watching something intently and is stepping back further and further

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- Natalio also shrank his neck



but also stretched, still observing something

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I really don't understand this behaviour - no feeding, no watering, no shadowing, but incubating

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- as soon as the little one sat down next to Natalio, the stork immediately stood up



- and today he shadows in this ineffective way (storklet is still calling the chap chap or what it is)

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incomprehensible to me

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looking for Zica?

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that unusual behaviour repeated again

hungry, thirsty poor little one

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clever storklet (the stone cools + shadow is coming more and more)

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- 12.48 Natalio up, pooping (some drops) and starts diggind, aerating
- 12.49 chick moves to him, and again the unfortunate shadowing without shade for storklet
- 12.50 storklet decided to go again to the stone (little one is chirping time to time)
- 13.00 chick fall asleep

it is starting to be functional - the chick is moving properly



13.25 chick up


after 10 min again storklet is again snoozing

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- 13.43. Natalio starts preening himself - 13.45 storklet is preening itself too
- 13.50 next nap (chick)
- 13.59 up, short preening
- almost the entire nest is now in the shade

- 14.02 Natalio is noticing someone and starts calling with fanned tail-feathers
- chick is touching his bill repeatedly

- 14.12 chick take a short nap again
- 14.14 again up, little one yawns and stretches its right wing
- 14.14.05 Natalio starts again calling with fanned tail-feathers, shortly (to 14.14.22)