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

[marika.solo]

I am not happy - if a chick hatches from this egg, its position will be very, very difficult; but success is always possible
- 1st egg: night 26./27.03. 2025 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 213#p42213
- 2nd egg: night 28./29.03.2025 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 336#p42336



youtube chat:
2:12 PM Primero Segundo​​
@MarikaSolo … Tú, que sueles llevar control de todo lo que ocurre sobre el nido, ¿viste alguna cópula desde la puesta del 2º huevo? Lo planteo porque podría ser que este 3º no estuviera fecundado.
@MarikaSolo ...You, who usually keep track of everything that happens in the nest, have you seen any copulation since the second egg was laid? I'm asking because it could be that this third one wasn't fertilised.

Last matings: 30.03 at 20.59, 31.03 at 18.50 - I might have missed something, I hope it's an unfertilised egg - thanks for pointing out this eventuality to Primero Segundo
(Zica has often avoided copulation since the beginning of the season)

[marika.solo]

- 08.36.27 NATALIO up
- care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 08.37.22 incubating

- 08.57.44 again up, scratching the neck
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 08.58.33 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 09.04.35 ZICA arrived - delivery: moss
- 09.04.48 N. up - 09.04.53 NATALIO out

- 09.05.09 Z. moved to her eggs
- very short care of the eggs and the nest
- 09.05.18 incubating

- 09.07.07 NATALIO in - delivery: moss; 09.07.31 NATALIO out
(the feather gone, I need better observing who is who )
- 09.10.16 NATALIO in - delivery: very long dry stick; 09.12.42 NATALIO out



- Zica up 09.12.22 (help is needed), after departure of N. she preens herself, scratched had and back to her eggs
- 09.13.20 short care of the eggs and the nest
- 09.13.48 incubating

- 09.15.34 NATALIO in - delivery: long dry stick; NATALIO out 09.16.13
- 09.19.13 NATALIO in - delivery: moss; NATALIO out 09.20.29



- 09.22.16 NATALIO in - delivery: longer stick; NATALIO out 09.23.14

- 09.22.57 Zica up, she moves to the nest edge (N. manipulates sticks, strengthens the edge of the nest)
- 09.23.23 care of the eggs and the nest (she moves some sticks)
- 09.24.24 incubating

- 09.25.43 NATALIO in - delivery: stick, dry straw; NATALIO out 09.26.23




- 09.29.15 NATALIO in - delivery: griffon feather, straw; NATALIO out 09.30.23

- 09.30.36 Zica up, she moved to the nest edge (N. manipulates sticks, strengthens the edge of the nest)
- 09.30.38 short care of the eggs and the nest (first she moves some sticks)
- 09.30.59 incubating

- 09.35.35 NATALIO in - delivery: long dry stick; 09.36.22 NATALIO out

[marika.solo]

- 10.27.49 Zica up, scratching the neck
- care of the eggs and the nest (10.28.24 pooping)
- 10.28.55 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 11.03.38 Zica up, preening, ruffling the plumage
- 11.03.52 care of the eggs and the nest (11.05.00 - 11.07.18 preening)
- 11.07.45 incubating

- 11.27.47 NATALIO arrived (really only very, very few moss is in his bill)
- 11.28.36 Zica up, short preening, she scratches her neck
- N.: pooping, strengthening the nest rim
- Z. moves to the nest rim, both are observing the area and are preening him/herself

- 11.30.55 Natalio starts (short) care of the eggs and the nest
- 11.30.58 ZICA out
- 11.31.166 N. incubating

- 11.34.46 ZICA is back - delivery moss, few dry grass - 11.35.47 ZICA out
- 11.38.23 ZICA in - delivery stick - 11.39.47 ZICA out
- 11.42.25 ZICA in - delivery something dry, few - 11.43.26 ZICA out

- 11.44.27 N.up, scratching the neck
- care of the eggs and the nest (very, very short preening)
- 11.46.18 incubating

- 11.45.13 ZICA in - delivery long stick (N. helps immediately) - 11.45.44 ZICA out
- 11.48.45 ZICA in - delivery very dry griffon feather / broke - 11.50.05 ZICA out (very short resting before)
- 11.52.20 ZICA in - delivery dry straw - short resting, 11.53.06 ZICA out
- 11.56.51 ZICA in - delivery dry straw - Z. walks on the edge of N.'s tail, scratches head, observing, ruffles her plumage and at 11.58.12 ZICA out

[marika.solo]

- 12.02.39 Natalio up, very short preening
- care of the eggs and the nest (12.03.20 pooping)
- 12.05.13 incubating

- 12.32.17 Natalio up, very short preening
- care of the eggs and the nest (12.32.56 pooping, ruffling the feathers)
- 12.34.43 incubating

- 12.35.01 N. again up,
- care of the eggs and the nest (12.36.14 very short preening - to 12.36.38)
- 12.36.51 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 13.18.15 NATALIO up (13.18.31 pooping)
- care of the eggs and the nest (13.19.42 - 13.19.59 preening and 13.20.29 - 13.20.53) - most of the time they are digging, aerating the nest bowl
- 13.22.43 incubating

- 13.49.52 NATALIO up
- care of the eggs and the nest (short preening)
- 13.52.18 incubating

- 13.49.52 NATALIO up
- care of the eggs and the nest (short preening)
- 13.52.18 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 14.24.28 Natalio up (preening to 14.25.20)
- care of the eggs and the nest bowl (14.25.41 pooping)
- 14.26.30 incubating

- 14.51.50 Natalio up
- care of the eggs and the nest bowl (scratches the neck 14.25.41 pooping)
- 14.53.24 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 15.28.23 Natalio is noticing someone who is not welcome there
- 15.28.55 up and starts calling



- 15.29.04 care of the eggs and the nest (short and not so consequently like usually)
- 15.29.51 incubating

[marika.solo]

still no next care (usually plus/minus every half our)



- 16.52.37 ZICA arrived, Natalio up
- 16.53.06 NATALIO out



- 16.53.24 care of the eggs and the nest by Zica (she is observing and 16.53.54 continues)
- 16.54.14 incubating