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

[marika.solo]

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I can't find the time to fill in the details - it's impossible to handle without other active members; there is too much streamed nests + migration thread

April 08
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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VIDEOS (08.04): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 211#p43211
thread Spain-videos: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=161&t=287
enjoy the videos by our Maria Lewandovska - thank you

[marika.solo]

- first visible today care of the eggs and the nest


- to me it is Zica who is incubating

[marika.solo]

- 08.57.11 Zica up - 08.58.19 back incubating

- 09.33.34 Zica up - 09.33.49 she settled down again

- 10.08.17 Zica up - 10.09.45 incubating


the blue and the sun shine - I like this view very much


our beauty in sunshine

[marika.solo]

- 10.26.37 NATALIO arrived
- 10.27.39 Zica up
- 10.27.46 Natalio: care of the eggs and the nest
- 10.28.18 ZICA away, N. covered the eggs



- 10.42.28 N. up - 10.43.57 incubating

it seems to be there warm day (open bill)

[marika.solo]

- 11.06.52 Natalio up (11.11.58 - 11.12.25 preening) - 11.13.50





- 11.42.45 N. up - 11.45.54 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 12.28.31 Natalio up - 12.32.13 incubating
(like always: care of the eggs and the nest - mostly digging, aerating the nest bowl, rolling the eggs + scratching the neck, preening, pooping)

- 12.59.22 N. up - 13.01.46 N. incubating

[marika.solo]

- 13.45.23 Natalio up - 13.51.29 incubating

shadow is slowly coming on the nest


Natalio often is observing the area while he is incubating or while he take care of the eggs and the nest

[marika.solo]

- 14.06.37 male Natalio up - 14.09.26 incubating


some kind of unwanted must be nearby


N. is excited and is calling repeatedly

[marika.solo]

the dangerous situation is still not over - Natalio is calling loudly


continuation


- 14.54.59 Natalio up - 14.56.17 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 15.00.36 Natalio up, 15.00.37 ZICA arrived - 15.00.46 NATALIO away

- 15.00.58 Zica: care of the eggs and the nest (shortly) and she is only staying over her eggs for a while - 15.02.09 incubating
- 15.02.24 Z. up again (moved shortly some nest material) - 15.02.53 she settled down

- 15.14.37 Z. up - 15.16.07 incubating

when they are incubating they rest, but often we see rearranging, digging and preening of course + observing the surrounding



- 15.34.26 Z. up (care + longer preening) - 15.41.26 incubating