Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

male Natalio on duty (nest relief at 17:26:20)

- 07:02:59 up, maintenance + preening, observing the area - everything repeatedly
- 07:16:33 incubating

continuation

- 07:41:11 up, maintenance + preening, observing the area - everything repeatedly
- 07:54:26 incubating

- 08:07:45 up, maintenance + preening, observing the area (shortly everything)
- 08:10:48 incubating

- 08:20:15 again up, maintenance + preening, observing the area - everything repeatedly
- 08:27:26 incubating

- 08:34:41 gain up, maintenance
- 08:36:21 incubating

- 09:00:26 maintenance (wing stretching)
- 09:01:39 incubating

- 09:26:35 - 09:30:54
- 09:34:36 (also pooping - few drops) - 09:36:29
- 09:37:06 - 09:38:17
- 10:47:32 - 10:48:55
- 10:52:35 - 11:03:18
- 11:53:52 - 12:02:25
- 12:41:13 - 12:43:17 (maintenance + wing stretching)

[marika.solo]

. 13:37:40 up, short preening, pooping, observing the area and maintenance (repeatedly) - 13:48:03 incubating
. 14:29:15 up, wings stretching, short preening, observing the area time to time and maintenance - 14:35:40 incubating
. 14:53:55 up, preening - maintenance - 14:55:43 incubating



- 15:29:13 Zica lands, greetings
- both preening
- 15:30:18 Natalio out
- 15:31:36 Z. egg and nest care
- 15:34:33 maintenance
- 15:36:0 what is going on? something is happening with Zicaa - something like she's pushing (an egg?), her tail feathers are tensed and her legs are buckling
- 15:37:00 incubating (and/or egg laying?)

deliveries Natalio
- 15:32:35 (in) - moss - 15:33:22 (out)
- 15:34:57 - moss - 15:35:34
- 15:37:27 - moss - 15:39:10 (at 15:38:04 mating attempt - after it Zica immediately up at 15:38:11)

[marika.solo]

Zica laid the egg during the day; it is exceptional (usually they lay around midnight or early morning), but we have already recorded such a case on streamed nests

[marika.solo]

- 15:39:10 Natalio out

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsGNBT3 ... Fqbw%3D%3D by csillag65 - thx

- Zica preening, resting (on both legs)
- 15:59:11 Zica maintenance (16:02:30 resting)
- 17:00:14 preening - 17:04:22 maintenance (17:04:47 pooping) - 17:07:44 incubating
- 17:11:38 up, preening - 17:14:00 maintenance
- 17:15:06 preening - 17:19:56 maintenance - 17:22:03 incubating
- 17:41:18 up, preening (shortly) - guarding the eggs (temperature control) -
- 18:32:45 preening - 18:34:15 - maintenance
- 18:34:49 preening - 18:36:20 - maintenance - 18:41:03 incubating
- 19:12:50 up, stretching wing, pooping - maintenance (only few) - 19:13:40 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 20:04:37 Natalio arrives, Zica up



- both are on the nest rim (opposite sites), Z. preens, later both

- 20:14:58 Natalio to the eggs , 20:15:33 incubating
- 20:15:53 up and to the nest rim, preening

- 20:24 the nest is dark

[marika.solo]

previous day (20.03) viewtopic.php?p=54247#p54247
next day (22.03)

March 21
Hello everyone

instructions by Tajo Interantional: viewtopic.php?p=53697#p53697

EGGS
- 1st: night 18./19.03, 2nd: 20.03 at 15:38

Incubation duty
female Zica
- (15:29:13 in) -
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male Natalio
- (20:04:37 in) -
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mating
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material delivery
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events
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VIDEOS 21.03
thx to our Maria Lewandovska

[marika.solo]

- 06.58 first (dark) view - it seems one stork egg care, one preening
- 07:01:56 one of them out
- 07:03:22 to the nest cup/eggs - 07:04:03 incubating



- 07:04:31 up, short preening - nest maintenance - 07:08:35 incubating (maybe Zica)

- delivery
07:09:23 - moss (?, it is still dark) - 07:11:00 out
Natalio (?) stork is poking its partner to make them stand up
(this is a common part of the incubation relief (exchange) when they take turns sitting on the eggs)
07:12:53 - moss or dry grass - 07:13:44 out
07:15:39 - moss or dry grass - 07:16:24 out
07:18:36 - moss or dry grass - 07:20:51 out



btw. Zica is helping out

- 07:10:02 up,
- 07:11:40 back to the eggs - nest maintenance - guarding the nest
- 07:14:33 back to the eggs - nest maintenance - (Z. on the nest edge)

- 07:19:20 MATING (probably unsuccessful)

07:20:51 Natalio out (in my opinion Zica is ready for departure)

- 07:23:20 Z. back to the nest cup - nest maintenance - guarding the nest

[marika.solo]

delivery (Natalio continues)

07:24:35 in - long stick - 07:25:30 out
07:28:29 - longer stick - 07:29:30
07:33:07 - moss - 07:34:09
07:37:04 - long stick + clump of grass - 07:37:52
07:42:25 - moss, dry grass - 07:43:00



- Zica preening, rearranging branches
- 07:32:04 - nest maintenance -
- Zica preening on the nest edge, to the eggs 07:37:04 (N. landing with next delivery)
- Z. rearranging the branches
- 07:39:08 - nest maintenance - (N. arrives at 07:42:25)
- 07:44:42 back to the nest cup - rearranging- 07:45:33 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 08:26:40 Z.up, 08:27:02 nest maintenance (pooping on the nest edge) - 08:29:00 incubating
- 08:30:29 short preening, maintenance - 08:34:56 incubating
- 08:45:20 longer preening, maintenance - 08:51:23



- 09:28:40 wing stretching, preening - 09:29:54 incubating
- 10:28:16 short preening, maintenance, observing the area/guarding the eggs - 10:31:28 incubating
- 11:08:11 short preening, maintenance (11:09:24 pooping - few drops) - 11:12:08 incubating
- 11:38:38 preening, observing and maintenance - 11:41:47 incubating
- 11:58:32 preening, observing and maintenance - 12:02:34 incubating
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[marika.solo]

the big, bad enemy - one Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)







- maintenance - 12:17:38 incubating
- 12:26:44 long preening - 12:29:58 maintenance - 12:31:02 incubating