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

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VIDEO
I. 12.03.25 Natalio przegląda gniazdo i nanosi materiał ‐ Bociany czarne, Hiszpania. by our Maria Lewandovska - thank you Maria

Natalia inspects the nest and applies material (this GT )
https://youtu.be/WWAhV-apB18?si=DJ5XqCD41JjL4KW6

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- 14.21.40 ZICA out

- 14.22.14 N. stand up and starts calling
- 14.23.14 he is noticing again someone and starts calling (more times, between calls he is moving the nest material and is looking mostly higher)
- N. moved to the nest rim, observed the area and at 14.29.36 NATALIOflew out too

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- 14.32.20 NATALIO is back calling
- 14.33.15 again
- already on the nest- rim, observing the area, maybe ready to fly out, but:
- 14.37.39 N. is calling again, repeatedly (he is moving the nest material as always in similar situations)
- 14.39.10 NATALIO out

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- last season female Urga (Ogres, Latvia) laid her first egg 14 days after her arrival to the nest
- to this unusal situation (for us - observers) there is explanation from Dr. Māris Strazd
https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 024#p29024 (original: https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... 15#p388015)

"A fertilized egg is not enough for F to lay an egg. Most of the weight and volume of the egg is made up of nutrients, which F must "provide" in a very short time. The egg is formed within 48 hours.
If there is not a sufficient amount of high-quality food available at this time, it is possible that the eggs are not formed simply because there is nothing to create them from (but it is known that birds can not nest because they "don't want to", just like people, not all of them have children ).
A good indication of how good F's condition is is the length (and frequency) of her droppings a well-fed bird has a droppings jet well over 1m long (rough estimate, from photos and webcam images), i.e. longer than her own height ."
(F=female)

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- 17.12.54 NATALIO is calling back

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VIDEO
II. 12.03.25 Zica i Natalio razem w gnieździe - Bociany czarne, Hiszpania by our Maria Lewandovska - thank you Maria

Zica and Natalia together in the nest https://youtu.be/WQV_NT0otd8?si=jyYLaylQdeoWmVGg

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- it seems to me, Natalio is waiting for her Zica (there is still raining time to time - drops are visible)

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- Zica is arriving, we see her shadow in the water
- N. starts calling and spreeds white his white feathers



- 19.39.14 ZICA in
- their greetings ritual is every time very nice





continuation:
- 19.42.58 - 5/ mating (again unsuccessful - N. is very quickly, ... therefore he e.g. repeatedly slips down)

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previous day (12.03) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 740#p41740
next day (14.03)

March 13
Hello everyone

female on the nest
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male on the nest
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deliveries (d)


mating



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videos (13.03): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 791#p41791



I will be away for a long time. I don't know how much I will devote to the nests. I would very much appreciate any contributions - just reporting and/or also documenting (better .

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- a few dance steps (mating attempt), but Zica stepped back
- N. long preening, 07.28.40 wing stretching and N. settled down;
- Zica preens him to 07.31.07 - N. stand up;
- 07.31.27 mating attempt, Zica again avoid it
- 07.33.45 ZICA out