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

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9:14 AM Maria Lewandowska​​
Natalio ➡🪺 09:10:27, Zica ⬆ 09:11:24

NATALIO landed at 09.10.27, they are talking, 09.11.08 Zica up, 09.11.15 N.to the eggs and Z. to the nest rim, 09.11.25 Zica out

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NATALIO - care of the eggs and the nest

- 09.11.15 - 09.11.58

N. is dozing or just closing his eyes from the harsh sun


- 09.35.22 - 09.39.12
- 10.09.02 - 10.13.25

continuation:
- 10.30.32 - 10.39.15 (very consequently)
- 11.10.44 - 11.15.38 (again very consequently)

what is this black dot? we have a pip? (I only hear sparrows )

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- 11.40.31 Natalio up, he is calling


Natalio observes something with attention


who is flying there?


PS too (only coincidence or some kind of stress?)

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- 11.41.25 - 11.42.37 (care of the eggs and the nest)
- 12.10.11 - 12.16.56
N.is mostly digging/aerating the nest bowl, he is doing very short pauses and/or is observing the area (the flying birds?)

Natalio shortly calls again

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- 13.02.10 - 13.08.43

PIP WATCH: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 474#p44474
a pip is a small hole in the egg shell created by the chick using its egg tooth - it is the beginning of the hatching process

is there pip on 2 eggs (on the 2 "higher" placed eggs in the picture - further away from us)



continuation:
- 13.44.49 - 13.47.09
- 14.27.06 - 14.28.43
- 14.39.10 (shortly -reason: see the next post), 14.40.20 back to eggs - (and he is again observing and shortly calling: https://i.postimg.cc/6pGtxq9f/2025-04-25-t-14-40-44.jpg) - 14.40.54 back to eggs to 14.41.50 care

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14.39.01 N. is noticing someone, up and is calling ... shadow of one big/bigger bird is visible, but to me it is not a stork silhouette



14.39.20 he is again observing something with attention ...


... and starts calling at 14.39.46


- 14.40 he is again calling
https://i.postimg.cc/6pGtxq9f/2025-04-25-t-14-40-44.jpg

btw. PS at 14.41.28 near the camera/microphone - this "poop-shot" I hear excellent

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14.48.39 up and short calling (what is disturbing him again and again?) - 14.49.20 incubation continus

continuation:
15.22.58 up and he is shortly calling again
- 15.23.08 - 15.25.02: care of the eggs and the nest N. interrupts by observing the surroundings repeatedly - looks downwards, later above, he is hissing/calling shortly; btw. I noticed only the big shadow of one flying bird (some times)
- 15.46.02 - 15.47.15
- 15.56.43 - 15.59.09
16.10.37 - 16.11.22/care only few sec
I saw shadow/bird with short tail feathers - N. is observing and than calls shortly/16.10.43-47; 16.11.07-16.11.16 and he moves the nest material
- 16.12.58 - 16.13.41
- 16.35.40 - 16.37.10



I don't know what I see - is there a hole? a shadow? dirt?


Natalio bristled feathers on

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- 16.55.49 - 16.57.56
btw. at 16.56.28 I hear loud ruffling feathers, but Natalio is digging/aerating the nest bowl - I am on rewind
- 17.09.50 - 17.11.07

5:13 PM Maria Lewandowska​​
17:12:14 Natalio ⬆, Zica 17:12:27➡🪺

17.12.08 up, 17.12.13 NATALIO out - 17.12.27 ZICA landed

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ZICA: care of the eggs and the nest

- 17.12.35 - 17.13.33
- 17.29.03 - 17.30.28

continuation:


- 17.54.25 - 17.57.55 (17.55.48 preening to 17.57.05)
- 18.35.15 - 18.40.06
btw. at 18.36.32 PS - this "poop shot" in the lower right corner I can also hear perfectly well (but not the egg talking - is it still silent?)

from 18.38.28 to 18.39.38 she is observing something - Zica fluffed her feathers to be big and is clapping (18.39.52 care continues)

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Zica take a nap


18.53.41 something disturbed her shortly (she is observing something and is repeatedly clapping)

- 19.03.55 - 19.06.05
continuation:
- 19.16.18 - 19.18.24