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

[marika.solo]

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March 20
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 (20.03): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 943#p41943
3 videos by our Maria Lewandovska - big thank to you!

[marika.solo]

- it is windy
- 6.59 Natalio is preening himself
- 07.02.27 what is this – it is still enough dark: N. is approaching Z., she avoided the mating attempt again (but she immediately preens him shortly, around 07.06 again)
- 07.08.02 Zica stretched her right leg and wing
- N. is moving the nest material and at 07.08.23 settled down
07.10.04 camera switched to colour mode

- 07.17 Zica is preening herself
- 07.17.34 N. up, he tries to get close to Zica, but she is stepping away
- finally at 07.17.55 he jumps on her back 1/ mating
- Natalio is working with the nest material, Z. Is resting

- 7.23.29 ZICA out
- 07.24.11 NATALIO follows her

[marika.solo]

- 10.36.38 NATALIO arrived calling - greetings his nest
- 10.36.57 very short preening
- N. is observing the surrounding (still windy sunny day)
- 10.37.23 rearranging the nest material (short)
- observing and resting

- 10.41.27 Natalio is noticing someone
- 10.41.58 NATALIO out

[marika.solo]

- 11.45.38 NATALIO is back calling
- he is on the nest-rim and is observing the area
- N. is resting there

- 11.57.55 he moves to the nest centre and N. continues resting
- 12.03.30 back to the nest rim
- he is observing something down and is resting there

(the colour of the water is changing - it is very nice)

- 12.39.38 N. moves back to the nest centre and he continues resting
- 12.41.32 some step to towards the nest edge and resting continues
- 12.42 very short rearranging and again resting, observing the area

the wind seems to be strong

[marika.solo]

- 12.51.08 Natalio is noticing again someone
- N. follows him with his eyes
- 12.52.50 N. seems to be again calm

- 12.59.01 again he sees someone and moved to the nest-rim
- he is observing the area
- 13.01.18 N. again noticed someone
- 13.03.13 he starts calling - greetings ritual starts
- 13.03.56 ZICA arrived

[marika.solo]

- N. is sitting, Z. is resting and preening herself
- at 13.09.08 N. up, 13.09.35 PS
- 13.10.05 also N. is preening himslef
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- 13.11.13 - 2/mating

- 13.12.15 N. settled down and Z. is shortly preening him, than N. is shortly collecting the soft nest material to his body
- both are resting
- 13.16.50 Z. again preens herself and 13.17.18 she preens Natalio
- 13.17.0 resting time for both (N. is still sitting)

- 13.33.20 Z. preening,
- 13.39.06 N. up, Z. preens him
- 13.39.42 N. jumps on her back and 3/ mating (he is quick every time, usually no dancing)
- both are preening

- 13.40.42 N. is rearranging the nest material
- than resting, preening and so on (it is still very windy)
- 13.44 Z. preens N.

- long preening by both to approx. 13.50 (Z. little longer)
- 13.52 mating attempt, but Zica is very near the nest edge - both had to balance a bit

- they are resting, bills hidden in their "chin"
- before 14.20 Z. is preening herself again
- resting and at 14.28 both moves to the nest rim

[marika.solo]

stretching by Natalio and he settled again down



- 14.39.15 Z. preens him shortly, N. pooped and again settled down (Z. preens herself)
- 14.41.15 Zica is resting too

- 14.46.30 Natalio up, some steps to Zica and at 14.46.42 4/ mating
- preening, both (N. longer this time)

something caught their attention


- long neck and 18.08.08 NATALIO out
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[marika.solo]

- 15.29.31 Zica turned towards the nest



- 15.59.46 she yawns (first around 15.15), pooped good, moved some nest material
- 16.01.35 Zica moved to the nest-rim - there resting, preening, resting, preening
- 16.11.22 ZICA out

[marika.solo]

- 19.24.52 NATALIO arrived greeting his nest
- he is observing the area, than resting and preening time to time

I'm waiting for Zica.


- 19.41.25 he is noticing someone
- it is Zica- 19.41.33 the greetings ritual starts
- 19.42.00 ZICA landed

[marika.solo]

- 19.49.01 Natalio up,
- 19.49.24 5/ mating
- preening, N. longer

20.00.36 camera switch to black and white



20.18 all is dark