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

[marika.solo]

- 12.02.58 Natalio up,
- 12.02.59 ZICA landed
- Zica preens herself, N. is on the nest rim
- 12.04.08 NATALIO out

- 12.04.45 care of the eggs and the nest (12.04.58 preening - 12.05.12 care continues)
- 12.05.54 Z. stands above the eggs and observes the surroundings
- 12.06.42 incubating

- 12.24.20 Z. up, care of the eggs and the nest (12.24.54 preening - 12.25.02 care continues)
- 12.25.15 pooping - only few, care continues
- 12.25.48 Z. stands above the eggs (12.27.10 preening - some resting, hesitating - 12.29.07 care continues)
- 12.29.16 something bothered her - maybe the flying big birds (goose?)
- 12.29.24 she is observing the eggs, hesitating and then observing the area
- some steps and from 12.29.56 care continues
- 12.31.16 Z. stands above the eggs and observes the surroundings
- 12.31.56 Z. moved, 12.32.06 care continues
- 12.32.31 incubating

Zica often stood over the eggs like this - it seemed to me as if she was considering something (what else needs to be done?)

[marika.solo]

- 13.29.57 Zica up, 13.30.07 some drops is she pooping
- preening
- 13.34.42 care of the eggs and the nest
- 13.42.20 she is standing above her eggs / shadowing (13.42.47 - 10 sec preening)
- 13.43.51 preening to 13.45.08



- 13.56 Z. moves and sun shine on the eggs
- 13.59.40 something again caught her attention

[marika.solo]

- 14.02 Zica preens herself to 14.03
- 14.06 Z. yawns and starts preening herself to 14.08
- 14.08.27 pooping (few)
- 14.08.45 incubating

little nap


- Zica yawns,very short preening while sitting and ...
- 15.08.50 up, 15.09.12 pooping and she is preening again
- 15.09.55 care of the eggs and the nest

balancing or stretching?

[marika.solo]

- 15.12.30 Zica preens herself
- 15.12.44 resting, waiting (?), observing







sleepy Zica

[marika.solo]

- 15.35.44 Zica up, preening
- 15.36.10 care of the eggs and the nest
- 15.36.28 she s observing the flying birds there, 15.37 next preening
- 15.37.27 care of the eggs and the nest continues
- 15.38.45 incubating

- 15.56.30 Z. up, preening
- 15.58.52 care of the eggs and the nest (15.59.33 pooping - not much)
- 15.59.40 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 16.00.06 Zica again up, very short care of the eggs and the nest
- 16.00.23 preening (to 16.07.20)

the preen gland is good visible
info in this post https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 367#p41367



- 16.08.22 care of the eggs and the nest
- 16.10 Zica is staying over her eggs
- 16.27.28 she settled down - she is incubating

- 16.49.33 up again,
- 16.49.45 care of the eggs and the nest, 16.50.10 preening
- 16.52.50 care of the eggs and the nest continues
- 16.53.02 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 17.33.34 Zica up, very short preening, wing stretching, scratching the neck
- 17.34.20 back incubating in new position

- 17.38.34 NATALIO arrived
- 17.38.49 ZICA out



- 17.39.02 N. starts care of the eggs and the nest (immediately he is observing the area to 17.39.55)
- 17.40.20 N. settled down and is incubating

- 17.55.18 up, care of the eggs and the nest
- 17.57.48 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 18.34.50 Natalio up, preening (he looks very full - N. repeatedly swallows especially after forward bends and has a thick neck)
- 18.35.36 care of the eggs and the nest (he is very consequently)
- 18.41.08 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 19.14.18 Natalio up, (19.15.24 pooping)
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 19.15.52 preening,
- 19.18.28 care of the eggs and the nest continues (19.18.40 short preening)
- 19.21.06 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 20.08.46 Natalio up, short preening, he scratches is neck,
- 20.09.47 care of the eggs and the nest (20.10.11 pooping) ; some times he is observing the area
- 20.12.14 back incubating



- 20.33.54 up, preening
- 20.35.13 care of the eggs and the nest
- 20.38.00 incubating

- 20.51.36 ZICA is back (it is time for the third egg)
- 20.51.59 mating
- Zica preens herself, NATALIO at 20.53.44 out