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

[marika.solo]

- 13.10. 11 male NATALIO arrived with dry straw and leafs

some nest-rim strengthening and rearranging to 13.13
observing the surrounding, resting

- 13.22.01-13.22.14 and 13.22.46-13.22.56 Natailo starts calling, it seems someone unwanted is nearby

and he is again resting (guarding the nest)





(he managed to catch the branch)

[marika.solo]

- 14.01.46 Natalio ruffled his feathers and moved to next home work (to 14.02.42)

time to resting again

- 14.05.38 position change, Natalio is standing on the very edge of the nest/nest-ledge

- 14.09.05 NATALIO out again (click): https://i.postimg.cc/T3sbG9mn/2025-03-04-t-14-09-05.jpg

[marika.solo]

- 16.52.30 male NATALIO arrived singing
- 16.53.16 rearranging started, 16.54.27 preening (very short) and is continuing with home/nest work (next 30 sec.)
- our male is observing the surrounding
- 16.57 resting (his bill is hidden in the "chain")
- 17.12 to the edge of the nest (something squealed)

continuation
17:31:26 NATALIO out

[marika.solo]

17.46.12 male Nataliou in calling



probably it is one "new" female who approached him


and this stork flew immediately out

[marika.solo]

- 17.47.29 he is again calling
- 17.47.49 NATALIO again out

[marika.solo]

- 19.05.36 NATALIO in - he is clattering with bill, is hissing (youtube chat - our Tina_T: "He's nervous")
continuation
mistake! it is female ZICA (thx Lala - I checked it)



continuation
not only the missing feather on the right wing, but also this typical head (short feathers) are one of the characteristics belonging to Zica (and there are also others)


continuation 2
- 19.44.30 also male NATALIO arrived to the nest (again very nice greetings)

- 19.48.29 switch to "night vision" (black and white)

[marika.solo]

maybe this is what the place with the nest looks like (people go for walks and/or trips up there)


pic from the video Wild Spain - Capítulo 204 - Parque Natural del Tajo Internacional, Cáceres y Portugal. uploaded on Apr 20, 2023 by Wild Spain https://youtu.be/BVzmU00AET8?si=Z_h-T45m_C5d4Bz0

EDIT
I asked via FB Angela Cilliberti (from Parco Gallipoli): https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackst ... 1506569057
The images here are not from the area of our nest. The nest is not far from the small village of Oliveto Lucano in Basilicata, Italy. Because the village is no more than 2 km from the nest and in the nearby there also agricultural activities, that’s why you can listen to voices and dogs.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/75010 ... FQAw%3D%3D

[bozena Isia]

Marika -maybe

Summary of the day - Marika, thank you for TS and images

[marika.solo]

I really like this collaboration - thank you Bozena , could you please mention our forum - name, link under the videos?

[marika.solo]

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March 05
Hello everyone

female on the nest
- to 7.57.13; 12.32.11-13.48.37; 19.28.19 -

male on the nest
- to 7.57.56; 10.39.12 (d)-13.50.47; 19.30.07 -

deliveries (d)
1x (bunch of dry grass)

mating
4x

- most probably something bothered them in the time of evening arrival
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videos (05.03): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 533#p41533