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

[marika.solo]

- 12.29.23 Natalio up (scratching the neck)
- care of the eggs and the nest (preening, scratching the neck - repeatedly, ruffling the feathers, 12.35.52 pooping)
- 12.36.06 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 13.00.48 Natalio up (scratching the neck, preening)
- 13.01.50 care of the eggs and the nest (preening, scratching the neck)
- 13.03.54 incubation

- 13.32.55 N. up (scratching the neck, right wing stretching)
- care of the eggs and the nest (13.33.40 pooping)
- 13.34.43 incubation



- 13.57.22 N. up (preening, ruffling feathers)
- 13.58.25 care of the eggs and the nest
- 13.59.06 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 14.17.34 Natalio up (preening)
- 14.18.24 care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck, 14.18.58 pooping)
- 14.19.49 incubating

I didn't notice any further care on rewind.

- 15.08.43 N. up (scratching the neck,preening, left wing stretching)
- 15.09.20 care of the eggs and nest (right wing stretching
- 15.10.33 incubating

continuation:
- 15.41.03 N. up, preening
- care of the eggs and the nest (15.41.47 pooping)
- 15.42.06 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 16.00.41 ZICA arrived, Natalio immediately up, short preening - 16.00.53 NATALIO out

- 16.01.01 Zica care of the eggs and the nest
- 16.01.33 incubating

continuation
- 16.30.30 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (preening, ruffling the feathers)
- 16.31.39 incubation

- 16.48.49 Z. up (preening)
- care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the had)
- 16.49.52 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 17.18.12 Zica up, preening
- 17.18.42 care of the eggs and the nest (17.18.55 pooping)
- 17.19.21 incubation

preening while sitting


- 17.48.49 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (stretching the left wing, scratching the neck)
- 17.52.17 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 18.26.08 Zica up (pooping)
- care of the eggs and the nest (preening)
- 18.28.08 incubation

- 18.58.44 Z. up (preening)
- care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling feathers)
- 18.59.42 incubation

[marika.solo]

observing something for a moment while she is preening herself



- 19.17.22 Z. up (scratching neck)
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 19.18.01 incubating

continuation:
- 19.41.50 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (19.42.02 pooping)
- 19.42.06 incubating

- 19.52.32 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 19.57.12 incubating

we hear and very often see spanish sparrows (Passer hispaniolensis) nesting under storks all day long



and of course the spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) are there also often in sight

[marika.solo]

- 20.43.15 Zica up
- care of the eggs and the nest (20.43.58)
- 20.44.19 incubation

- 20.47.31 NATALIO in - delivery dry straw
Zica says something to him




one of the distinguishing features


- 20.48.00 Zica up, N. preens himself)
- 20.48.22 it seems like he kicked her lightly away from the eggs (Zica moved to the nest rim)
- 20.48.33 N. care of the eggs and the nest - 20.48.41 incubating



- Zica observers the area, preens herself, scratches the had, she is preening and scratching the head again and so on
- Zica is on the nest rim and is observing the evening area

[marika.solo]

- 21.01.29 Natalio up
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 21.01.02 incubation

- 21.01.45 ZICA out



continuation
- 21.18.12 N. up (preening, scratching the neck)
- care of the eggs and the nest (wing stretching, 21.18.57 pooping)
- 21.19.15 incubation

- 21.32.13 N. up (preening, ruffling the feathers)
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 21.33.14 incubation

[marika.solo]

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April 07
Hello everyone

1st egg: 27.03, 2nd: 29.03 + 3rd: 03.04 (!)

female - male on the nest/changes


deliveries (d)


mating



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