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

[marika.solo]

- 16.08.12 egg and nest care again
- 16.08.35 back incubating

- 16.38.45 up, preening
- 16.39 observing the area (is he waiting on the change?)
- 16.40 N. is pooping good (to the camera )
- he is aerating, moving the soft nest material - observing and so on

[marika.solo]

- Zica is not back so N.continues in care of the egg and the nest bowl (to 16.58)
- N. is observing (waiting on the change?) and preening
- 17.03.13 next care
- 17.03.29 again observing, waiting
- 17.05.15 preening
- 17.05.37 care - shortly and again observing
- 17.11.40 Natalio is incubating again

[marika.solo]

- 17.42.58 Natalio up
- preening, observing (waiting on Zica most probably)
- 17.44.15 care of the egg and the nest bowl
- 17.45.20 short preening, carrying
- 17.49.48 incubating

some time his eyes are closed

[marika.solo]

- 18.19.33 something caught his attention and N.is observing something under the nest (on the water?) while he is sitting



- 18.30.47 Natalio up, very short preening, stretching the left wing and leg, balancing (he touches the egg - "steps" on the egg)
- 18.31.28 care (18.31.42 he is stretching the left wing and leg, 18.32.18 pooping)
- 18.33.08 back incubating

[marika.solo]

- 19.00.34 again up, short preening and care of the egg and the nest bowl
- 19.01.20 preening
- 19.02.35 care continues
- 19.03.15 Natalio is incubating

[marika.solo]

- 19.10.32 again up, observing the area (short), wings stretching (19.10.42) - balancing, 19.10.45 he is stepping on the egg - we can see how the egg sinks lightly into the soft moss
- rolling, aerating, moving the soft nest material closer to the centre (19.15.05 N. scratches his neck)
- 19.16.01 back icubating

(Zica left the nest at 12.28.11)

[marika.solo]

- 19.46.01 Natalio up, very short preening, stretching the right wing
- care of the egg and the nest bowl continues (19.47.15 N. ruffles his plumage, 19.47.50 pooping)

Natalio is noticing someone (Zica?)


- 19.49.20 ZICA arrived
-19.49.50 mating

-19.51.07 NATALIO out

[marika.solo]

- 19.51.40 Zica starts her turn - she is caring of the egg and the nest
- 19.54.19 she settled down on the egg

- 19.54.34 NATALIO in - delivery: moss
- 19.55.31 NATALIO out



- next moss delivery at 19.58.43

- 19.59.34 Zica up and she moved to the nest rim and is observing the area
- 19.59.48 NATALIO out

[marika.solo]

- 20.05.59 Zica back to her egg and is carrying of it and the nest (20.06.21 pooping - not much)
- 20.07.38 preening

- 20.08.40 NATALIO is back, he deliveries again moss
- Zica moves to nest rim again and is preening herself
- Natalio stayed and is preening himself too - long minuten (Zica is already resting on the nest rim)

20.13.25 camera switched to the black and white

[marika.solo]

- Natalio is resting too



- later both are preening again
- 20.35 it is dark there