SPAIN - Tajo

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- after Natalio's departure they "play" with the new nest material (ate insects?)
- long preening, wing stretching and some wing flapping
- time for resting follows

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10.29.31 chirping

- 10.29.38 male NATALIO arrived
FEEDING big pile of food, chicks start asking for water ("chap-chap")
- 10.34.54 Natalio out

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- 10.35.34 Natalio is back, he is singing (fanned tail feathers)
- 1​​0.36.13 female ZICA arrived (they meet on the nest after longer time), short talking
- 10.36.22 Natalio out
- 10.36.57 Zica out too (no feeding)

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- they spent most of their time near the rock, once I noticed flapping their wings
- it was interesting when one stork pushed its sibling away from the stone-wall and wanted to hide under it/under its shadow

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- 12.57.50 chirping/begging/nodding started

- 12.58.00 NATALIO arrived
FEEDING one pile of food
- 12.58.20 he flew out again

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the shadow is slowly coming on the nest



sparrow is often seen there


short napp

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- 13.55 wake up, wing stretching (with some problems - storklet is very nearby to the stone wall)
- 13.57 both are standing, preening,wing stretching
- 14.00 one of them is working on the nest rim , the other with the hay
- 14.00.25 short bill duelling (not the first time)
- 14.03.25 very nice, 20 sec long and intensive wing flapping - (the elder chick - maybe)
- approx. at 14.04.40 they notice someone - most probably a stork

- 14.05.55 they start chirping/begging/nodding (to 14.07.10)



- 14.07.29 again (to 14.08.07 and they are carefully observing the area)


- 14.10.50 next concert (short), it seems they see one stork