Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

- 09:53:06 Natalo up - 09:53:20 MATING (sucesfully)

- preening, allopreening, N. rearranging - thy are so beautiful in the sunshine
- 09:58 N. is testing the nest cup



"mating" attempt



- 10:03:28 N. up, preening - Zica is preparing the nest cup
- 10:05 MATING (maybe successfully)

- N. preening, Zica rearranging
- 10:06 N. down, Z. preens him, 10:13 up
- Z. rests on the nest edge (bill open), N. preening

- 10:20 MATING
- 10:21 N. down, Z. preens him
- 10:28 N. up, preening, Z. resting
- 10:33 N. down, Z. preens him

- after this N. immediately up

[marika.solo]

- 10:30 MATING succesfully
- preening, resting and so on

- 10:40 N. approaches Z. - Z. walked away
- 10:44 N. down, Z. preens him,

both enjoy the sunny day


- Zica preening, 10:59 N. up, short preening
- 11:00 N. approaches Z. - she walks away
- preening, allopreening, resting (Z. open bill)
- Z. moving the nest material, resting - 11:16:17 ZICA out

- N. resting, guarding
- 11:26 N. down, 11:27 up, 11:28 NATALIO away

[marika.solo]

- 19:37:11 NATALIO in, calling - 19:37:17 ZICA landed
- again the nice greeting ritual
- preening, both, very consequently

- 19:42 MATING (successfully maybe)
- N. preening, Z. resting (yawning)
- 20:11 N. approaches Zica, Z. "no"
- N. preening, allopreening
- 20:23 preening, both
- Z. resting, N. still preening

- 20:35 the nest is dark

[marika.solo]

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March 26
Hello everyone

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

EGGS
- 1st: night 18./19.03, 2nd: 20.03 at 15:38
- both eggs destroyed by intruder on 23.03


female Zica
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male Natalio
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mating
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material delivery
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events
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WHO IS WHO
- Natalio: on his right wing is a protruding feather (near the belly / down)
click https://i.postimg.cc/8ktxnrrM/2026-03-04-t-14-43-09.jpg
- Intruder: three white dots on his neck
click https://i.postimg.cc/fb4xvvm3/2026-03-23-t-08-14-56.jpg


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VIDEOS 26.03
thx to our Maria Lewandovska

[marika.solo]

already translated (Gemini chat)

@Moises7770777
07:10 AM: An Egyptian Goose is heard. This is an invasive species. In which province is this nest?
07:20 AM: Zica is lying down in the nest. Natalio gives her a gentle neck massage.

@Светлана-ни
07:24 AM: Zica flew away.
07:25 AM: Natalio flew away.
08:10 AM: A stork arrived. Is it a stranger?
He threw a bunch of hay out of the nest. He looks alert. At 08:13 AM, he flew behind the rock.
08:17 AM: The stranger arrived again.
He moved a branch and is rearranging everything. It looks like a young stork.
08:37 AM: The stranger stork arrived once more.
09:08 AM: Our pair, Zica and Natalio, has arrived back at the nest.

[marika.solo]

very big thx to VIDA @Vida-LI​​ and @паніСвітланаК

autoamatic translation

VIDA:
Good morning. @паніСвітланаК and everyone else, thank you very much for your notes. This is my summary of the intruder's visits:

07:24:25 Zica leaves. / 07:25:25 Natalio leaves. / 08:10:42 An uninvited guest arrives. She is easy to identify because she has some black feathers among the white feathers on her body. She is not the same aggressive male that attacked before.

08:13:04 She leaves. / 08:17:30 to 08:22:01 The new visitor returns. / 08:22:11 A stork flies high over the lake. /08:36:57 The intruder returns again, this time carrying a stick.

08:46:36 to 08:47:14 The female intruder returns. / 08:47:25 to 08:47:55 She comes and leaves again. / 08:48:04 A stork is seen flying over the lake. / 09:08:34 and 09:08:52 Natalio and Zica arrive back at the nest. END.

[marika.solo]

@viknik5144​​
9:43:20 - MATING

@Светлана-ни
10.02, 10.35 - Zica from above
11.48 - who is this?
@hanadurgamata
11:47 AM: I think there was a confrontation between two females. (in ornithology: clash of females)
@паніСвітланаК​​
11:48 AM: It looks like Natalio arrived first, but another stork chased him away.

[marika.solo]

@паніСвітланаК
12:02 what's going on?
I see white spots on the neck, this is the one who broke the eggs
from 11:47 the fights for the nest began, storks arrive one by one and chase each other away

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I won't be back until late afternoon - contributions are always welcome.

[marika.solo]

(automatic translation)

12:31 PM and next @паніСвітланаК - thx

Did Zika fly in at 12:30?
11:02 male with dots,
12:03:41 Zica,
12:03:49 alien female
12:05:23 alien female
12:05:26 Zica


VIDA: Good afternoon. I pass the summary of everything that has happened. Too many storks fight for the nest.

11:50:29 the intruder leaves / 12:02:04 the intruder returns / 12:03:30 he lies down / 12:03:49 I suppose it's Zica who arrives, he leaves immediately

12:05:23 The same one that had the black feather arrives this morning and leaves immediately because another one arrives at 12:05:27 / 12:05:33 another one flies by / 12:05:43 the intruder lies down

12:05:52 The last one to arrive leaves / 12:06:33 One flies by, the intruder gets up / 12:08:01 He runs away / 12:30:37 One has arrived, I don't know who it is

In my opinion, neither Zika nor Natalio have been involved in these struggles at any time. That's why I say they seem like too many to me.

1:13 PM @паніСвітланаК
Zika participated in the recovery of his nest.

At 13:20 male Natalio arrived

2:26 PM @viknik5144​​ 14:26 MATING

2:53 PM@Светлана-ни
14.38 - Natalio flew away, 14.40 - Zica flew away

[marika.solo]

- I am back

16:04:27 silent arrival
- arranging the nest material, preening (time to time observing the area)

to me it can be one young - single - female







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