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

[marika.solo]

- 09.57.19.Zica up
- scratching the neck, some steps to te nest edge - pooping ... and N. in the same moment
- care of the eggs and the nest

- 09.57.59 NATALIO arrived - delivery long branch
- Z. moved to the nest edge, N. to the eggs
- N. care of the eggs and the nest
- 09.59.20 incubating

- 09.58.59 ZICA out

[marika.solo]

- 10.25.37 Natalio up
- care of the eggs and the nest (10.25.49 pooping, wing stretching)
- 10.26.08 incubation

continuation
- 10.47.5 0N. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (10.48.42 pooping, right wing stretching; ruffling the feathers, preening and 10.49.21 again care)
- 10.50.36 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 11.00.01 Natalio up
- care of the eggs and the nest (very short preening - 2 times, scratching the neck)
- 11.03.01 incubating


youtube chat:
11:26 AM Primero Segundo​
​11:21:45… ¿De qué palmípeda se trata? Gracias. /What web-footed animal is this? Thanks. /
11:38 AM Andrés Alfaro
​​@Primero Segundo ganso del nilo, especie exótica invasora en España / Nile goose, invasive alien species in Spain /

the Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) was flying quite close, stork drew its head back, the feathers on his head were standing up (this shot is a moment after)


Natalio stood up abruptly in a defensive posture (wings spread) and clattered with bill at the goose.


- 11.29.18 care of the eggs and the nest (11.29.32 pooping, ruffling the feathers)
- 11.31.05 incubating

continuation
- 11.51.29 yawns and N. up
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 11.54.14 incubating

[marika.solo]

the nice white undercover


- 12.15.35 Natalio up
- care of the eggs and the nest (12.15.19 pooping)
- 12.17.43 incubating

continuation
- 12.48.38 Natalio up (preening started while he sits and now continued)
- 12.49.02 care of the eggs and the nest (ruffled his feathers)
- 12.50.19 incubating

[marika.solo]

simply handsome


- 13.26.58 Natalio up (preening started while he sits and now continued shortly)
- short care of the eggs and the nest (pooping, not much)
- 13.27.52 incubating

continuation
- 13.46.08 N. up (scratching the neck)
- 13.46.35 care of the eggs and the nest (wing stretching)
- 13.46.58 incubating

- 13.52.36 N. again up (preening, scratching the neck)
- 13.53.15 care of the eggs and the nest
- 13.53.58 incubating

[marika.solo]

youtube chat info by our Maria Lewandovska:
2:03 PM Maria Lewandowska​​
13:59:46 Zica ➡🪺, 13:59:57 Natalio ⬆

- 13.59.45 Natalio up and ZICA immediately landed
- greetings, 13.59.58 NATALIO out

- Zica moves to her eggs
- 14.00.23 care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling the feathers)
- 14.00.50 incubating

continuation
- 14.24.18 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (she eats some moss, N. some time too)
- 14.25.52 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 15.05.17 Zica up (15.05.28 pooping)
- care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling feathers and back ...)
- 15.06.10 incubating

continuation
- 15.52.32 Z. up, preening to 15.58.38 - incubating

[marika.solo]

- Zica yawns ad at 16.35.24 Z. up, scratches his neck
- 16.35.42 care of the eggs and the nest (16.35.55 pooping and)
- 16.36.03 incubating

- 17.10.02 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling feathers, 17.11.18 preening to 17.12.46)
- 17.12.56 incubating

- 17.10.02 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling feathers, 17.11.18 preening to 17.12.46)
- 17.12.56 incubating

- 17.49.30 Z. up, short preening
- 17.50.04 care of the eggs and the nest (17.50.26 pooping, scratching the neck)
- 17.51.19 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 18.25.17 Z. up, short preening
- 18.25.28 care of the eggs and the nest (stretching the wing, scratching the neck)
- 18.26.26 incubating



continuation
- 18.57.47 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (18.58.17 pooping)
- 18.26.26 incubating


when they are incubating they are resting or preening, rearranging and collecting the moss to their bodies

[marika.solo]

- 19.11.32 Zica up
- care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 19.12.29 incubating

continuation
- 19.40.26 Z. up, preening (wing stretching and she need balancing, scratching the neck)
- 19.41.19 care of the eggs and the nest
- 19.42.29 incubating

today she is very active unlike yesterday, when she fiercely defended the nest and eggs

- 19.52.39 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 19.53.50 incubating