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

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- 18.36.38 ZICA arrived
- after resting she was working with the soft nest material

- 19.01.17 NATALIO landed
- 19.02.20 mating - he again slipped down quickly
- N. preens himself

- 19.05.38 mating - I don't see Zica's tail being deflected, nor cloacal kiss
- N. preening to 19.10.15; Zica preens herself too-
- there is again and again a lot of preeningy (N. more often and longer), sometimes they preens each other
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- 19.59.31 Natalio pooped, Zica yawned and is preening herself and shortly also her N.

20.20.18 camera switched to black and white
- 20.26.42 N. pooped
20.41 all is dark

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previous day (26.03) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 166#p42166
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March 27
Hello everyone

female on the nest
- to ;

male on the nest
- to ;

deliveries (d)


mating



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VIDEOS (27.03): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 207#p42207
2 videos by our Maria Lewandovska - enjoy! Maria, thank you

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NEW link started at 11.21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DlFSd50txc

the first egg arrived this night

- Zica is guarding the egg



- 11.28.44 preening
- 11.29.26 she is aerating the nest bowl, rolling the egg, moving the moss around the egg
- 11.32 resting - guarding

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- 11.46 Zica starts preening
- 11.47 she is caring of the egg and the nest hole

- resting - guarding continues in the sunshine



- 11.54.40 again preening (11.55.40 she finished)
- 12.04.40 short preening
- 12.05.18 Zica is caring of the egg and the nest hole
- 12.07.15 resting - guarding continues
- 12.16 next care of the egg and the nest hole
- 12.18 resting - guarding (waiting on the change?)

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- here he is: 12.25.48 NATALIO arrived

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- both are defending the nest and their egg

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- 12.26.26 N. starts preening, Zica is observing the area
- 12.26.31 they both very carefully are observing the area
- 12.27.18 Zica shortly preens herself
- 12.27.36 she moves to the nest rim
- 12.28.11 ZICA out

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- 12.28.30 Natalio moves to the egg and is shortly moving the soft material in the nest bowl and is digging, aerating the nest bowl
- 12.29 he shortly preens himself and continues carrying and time to time he observes the area again and again
- 12.30 next short preening - something caught his attention - 12.30.21 N. continues
- 12.31.48 Natalio covers his egg
- 12.32.20 up and he is digging, aerating, moving the moss to the nest bowl, ...



- 12.35 resting-guarding the nest and the egg (he is observing the area)
- 12.36.39 short preening, 12.47 short preening
- 12.47.19 N. is caring of the egg and the nest hole (12.52 pooping)
- 12.53 preening
- 12.56 resting - guarding

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- some carrying and at 13.29.42 Natalio decided incubating
- 13.45.24 up and again care of the egg and the nest bowl, preening, scratching neck
- 13.51.21 back incubating (but he is preening himself, moving the nest material while sitting ... and resting)



- 14.32 up, preening (13.32.34 pooping) and he is caring of the egg and the nest hole

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- 14.37.30 Natalio is observing the area
- 14.38.19 he continues in care of the egg and the nest (rolling, aerating, ...)
- 14.38.40 N. is incubating

- 15.10.15 Natalio up, preening
- 15.11.45 care of the egg and the nest bowl
- 15.13.21 back incubating

- 15.39.31 up, preening
- 15.40.42 N. is observing the area long minutes