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

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when our storks are away there are the Spanish sparrows and Spotless Starlings (nice singing)

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- 10.14.25 ZICA arrived
- 10.17.54 and next Z. repeatedly caught
- 10.31.24 she scratches her neck and resting continues
- 10.38.44 short preening (to 10.38.57)
- 10.59.11 Zica is pooping good! and nest rearranging starts
- 11.00 resting

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where is my Natalio?

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- 11.20 preening started (to 11.25)
- resting
- 11.54 short preening, resting

the preen-gland is visible

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- 11.54.37 greetings started
- 11.54.40 NATALIO landed on the nest
- 11.55.02 Natalio settled down Zica preens him
- 11.55.45 she poops, not much



- 11.55.50 N. stand up and preens himself
- 11.56.38 dancing, Zica is walking - she again avoid the mating
- 11.57.05 Natalio starts longer preening (to 11.59.30)

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- 11.59.35 next attempt - maybe this 1/mating is not successful
- 12.00 Zica prees him, than is preening herself (to 12.02)
- Natalio is resting
- 12.02.55 Zica preens him (to 12.07.15)

it is windy


- 12.09.24 N. preening (to 12.13.22)
- 12.13.24 N. is shortly preening Zica and again himself (to 12.14.48)

- 12.15.00 - 2/ mating
- we don't have a good view, but it seems to me that Zica didn't move her tail to the side

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- 12.15.36 Zica preens Natalio (to 12.15.58)
- 12.16.18 Natalio settled down, Zica immediately starts preening him (to 12.19)





- 12.48.10 N. up, 12.48.30 PS
- 12.49.20 - 3/ mating

- 12.49.50 N. settle down again, Zica preens him again
- 12.51.05 Z. is preening herself (to 12.52.26), N. is resting ... it is still windy

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- 13.09.55 Z. is pooping only few again
- they are noticing something
- 13.10.04 Natalio up and both are calling, fanned tail feathers

- around 13.12 they calmed down, Z. preens N. and herself shortly, repeatedly)
- 13.18.19 Natalio settled down, Zica preens him

- little weird behaviour (something similar to behaviour of males by mating))

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- 13.20.47 Natalio up, a few steps to Zica and she immediately flew out - 13.21.06 ZICA away
- he is standing on the very nest edge/nest rim, observing the area
- 13.28.07 NATALIO out

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- 19.23.56 NATALIO arrived calling (after fishing - his chin is wet)
- he is standing on the nest rim
- 19.27.55 Natalio noticed Zica and the very nice greetings ritual started
- 19.28.19 ZICA in
- N. - long preening

- 19.36 Zica again avoid his mating attempt

- 19.59.39 camera switched to black and white
- 20.15 all is dark