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

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One observer wrote that the chick was catching a lizard at 29.30 - I didn't see it

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I was watching on fast rewind - I didn't notice any training last evening.

I'm a little worried about whether chick is in good enough condition considering the (probably) little food it's getting.

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July 04
Hello everyone

AGE: chick is today 66 days old (hatched 29.04)
(3 eggs - 2 unhatched)

EE source:
The chicks become capable of flight at the age of 68–72 days (maiden flight). Starting a flight depend on more factors. For another 2-4 weeks after being able to fly they will go to the nest at night or rest at the nest.
SK source:
The chicks are able to fly after 55 - 60 days, but they stay in the nest even longer, sometimes up to 73 days.

FEEDINGs

male Natalio
1/ 09.34
2/ 14.15
2/ 16.05

deliveries (d)

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VIDEOS (04.07) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 928#p48928
thread Spain-videos: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=161&t=287
enjoy the videos by our Maria Lewandovska - thank you

[marika.solo]

- 06.24 and next chick is searching for insects in the nest (probably)

- 07.17 training - wing flapping
- ​​07.18 again and again - nice higher jumps

- preening

[marika.solo]

- storklet noticed one BS nearby
- 07.38.45 starts chirping and waiting on the food delivery ("settled" down, wing flapping)
- 07.45 up again - nobody arrived to the nest

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simply handsome / pretty stork

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preening (using the preengland)

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- 09.28.50 again food delivery waiting behaviour
- 09.33 black stork must be still nearby (nodding, begging, chirping, repeatedly wing flapping)

- ​​09.34.21 Natalio is landing, FEEDING
- ​​09.35.03 Natalio out

- storklet ate maybe some pieces of fish-directly from his bill
- nice feeding - crop seems to be full

[marika.solo]

- ​​12.40 chap-chap sound, our chick is thirsty (loud, persistent calling) ... the shadow is slowly falling on the nest

- food delivery behaviour at 12.42, 12.43, than calling (chap-chap) to 12.57

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- 13.49 the whole body of the chick is now in shadow

- it must be very warm, the wings are wide open