Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

Black storks usually lay eggs every second day. After fertilisation, the egg must be surrounded by protein and covered with a shell. In black storks, this process takes 2 days. I am very curious when the next egg arrives.
1st: night 18./19.03, 2nd: 20.03 at 15:38, 3rd: ?

[marika.solo]

- Natalio out: 06:58:13

deliveries
- 07:01:12 - moss?dry strew? (it is still dark on the screen) - 07:02:02 (Zica moved to the nest rim - 07:02:48 back to ther eggs)
- 07:04:10 - very long stick - 07:04:53 (Zica to the distance nest edge - 07:05:29 back to the eggs)
- 07:08:12 - moss - 07:09:26
- 07:14:21 - moss - 07:15:13
- 07:17:42 - complicated branched twig (N. searched for a long time to find the right spot for this complicated branch) - 07:19:26 (Zica to the distance nest edge, preening - 07:21:26 back to the eggs)
- 07:22:21 - shorter complicated branched twig - 07:22:57
- 07:24:58 - moss - 07:25:40 (N. is poking Zica to make them stand up - both on the nest rim)

ZICA on duty
- 06:58:51 - maintenance - (06:59:12 pooping, few), arranging the materials - 07:07:02 incubating
- 07:15:32 - preening, moving the materials, guarding the eggs, maintenance - 07:21:50 incubating
- 07:25:22 (to the nest rim)
- 07:27:00 -back to the eggs, maintenance - 07:27:35

[marika.solo]

- 08:14:37 - maintenance - 08:16:45
- 08:17:15 - maintenance - 08:20:37
- 08:54:52 - maintenance - 08:56:19



- 09:04:43 - maintenance (wing stretching) - 09:05:43
- 09:06:20 - (very short) maintenance (wing stretching) - 09:06:52

Zica took a nap


- 09:57:55 - (long preening) maintenance (10:01:12) -10:02:52

something scarred her


- 10:30:53 (long) preening, resting - maintenance - 10:44:14
- 10:59:32 (preening, resting - guarding the eggs) - 11:05:25 maintenance - 11:05:55
- 11:15:17 (preening) - maintenance - 11:17:34

[marika.solo]

Natalio is on the way to his nest (?)



who is coming in? strange stork?


Natalio lands

[marika.solo]

- Zica talked to him
- preening (both)

who is there? it is clearly defending behaviour



(Zica too) - 11:50 again - 11:52 both calmed down but carefully observed the area - 11:55:30 again defending behaviour



Zica is very upset ("I am big bird") - 11:56:04 again

[marika.solo]

- 12:00:45 Zica out

male NATALIO on duty

- 12:01:11 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area) - 12:02:51

it seems to be warm on the nest



- 12:15:06 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area) - 12:20:35
- 12:38:36 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area - pooping) - 12:43:38
- 13:10:16 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area, resting - guarding) - 13:17:01

[marika.solo]

- 13:39:28 N. up,