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

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- 14.14.26 male up, preening, 14.15.28 Natalio stretches his left leg and wing
- 14.15.36 very short dancing, female is avoiding
- 14.16.18 Natalio is preening himself (she is observing the flying birds there)

- 14.22.27 Natalio took a step towards her and jumped - she didn't have time to dodge
5/ mating

The behaviour is a bit confusing, but by the looks of her, it's Zica 2024 (maybe )
VIDA, I need your for confirmation, I hope you are O.K. - I miss you!



14.32.20 after preening, pooping (not much)

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- they touch each other here and there (preening), but it's only for a short time.

6/ mating 14.48.47

- preening, 14.52.20 male Natalio settled down
- 15.23.10 alarm, male up and both are excited, defending behaviour (as it is described in lit.)
- 15.23.41 Natalio settled down (both are calm)

- again up, and 15.26.32 next nest defending (nothing in camera view)



- 15.26.47 hissing settled male down
- 15.27.54 up, now only the male is is defending the nest (shortly)
- 15.28.17 both, repeatedly (the strange is still out of view)
- 15.29.22 she pooped (it seemed like 1 drop)
- 15.29/30 it seems the danger is over

- 15.31.05 male is preening himself and is carefully observing the surrounding

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15.39.28 7/ mating

I am still not sure if there is the "cloacal kiss".
In typical bird copulation, males and females momentarily press together their cloacas – genital openings – in what biologists call a cloacal kiss. During copulation, the male mounts the female from behind. Both sexes hold their tails to the side and turn back the feathers around the cloaca (the common opening of the bird's alimentary canal and excretory and reproductive systems), so that the swollen lips of the male's and female's cloacae can come into contact.

- after mating now female is preening herself consequently

- 15.42.53 male pooped (they are often pooping these days on the stone wall - we just hear)

- 15.44.10 female is moving some nest material here and there, later both

- around 15.49 they are preening each other, themselves and later both are observing the surrounding

[marika.solo]

- 16.22.10 one of them out (who? - I need check it, but I am already tired) edit: Zica
- 16.58.50 male PS (still enough good)
- 16.59.02 he is starting to do some house work

after long ad hard work Natalio (? - probably) settled down
edit: yes, Natalio

[marika.solo]

- 17.01.03 stork (who? male? - I need check it, but I am already tired) is back, they greet each other
edit Zica arrived

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- 17.24.05 8/ mating

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- 18.15.19 male out - for sure Natalio
- 19.32.58 Natalio is back

[bozena Isia]

Hello Marika , no wonder that you are tired

Thank you for all TS - based on them was I able to capture all of today’s matings (I hope)


And both at 19:54

I used the option "Hotlink for forums" and my image is bigger than Yours

Marika, You're very welcome!

[marika.solo]

Bozena, thank you so much

I used this link (800x600):
"Direct link https://i.postimg.cc/BbNH7bdg/2025-02-28-t-19-54-BI.png"

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femaleon the nest

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