Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

Black storks usually lay eggs every second day. After fertilisation, the egg must be surrounded by protein and covered with a shell. In black storks, this process takes 2 days. I am very curious when the next egg arrives.
1st: night 18./19.03, 2nd: 20.03 at 15:38, 3rd: ?

[marika.solo]

- Natalio out: 06:58:13

deliveries
- 07:01:12 - moss?dry strew? (it is still dark on the screen) - 07:02:02 (Zica moved to the nest rim - 07:02:48 back to ther eggs)
- 07:04:10 - very long stick - 07:04:53 (Zica to the distance nest edge - 07:05:29 back to the eggs)
- 07:08:12 - moss - 07:09:26
- 07:14:21 - moss - 07:15:13
- 07:17:42 - complicated branched twig (N. searched for a long time to find the right spot for this complicated branch) - 07:19:26 (Zica to the distance nest edge, preening - 07:21:26 back to the eggs)
- 07:22:21 - shorter complicated branched twig - 07:22:57
- 07:24:58 - moss - 07:25:40 (N. is poking Zica to make them stand up - both on the nest rim)

ZICA on duty
- 06:58:51 - maintenance - (06:59:12 pooping, few), arranging the materials - 07:07:02 incubating
- 07:15:32 - preening, moving the materials, guarding the eggs, maintenance - 07:21:50 incubating
- 07:25:22 (to the nest rim)
- 07:27:00 -back to the eggs, maintenance - 07:27:35

[marika.solo]

- 08:14:37 - maintenance - 08:16:45
- 08:17:15 - maintenance - 08:20:37
- 08:54:52 - maintenance - 08:56:19



- 09:04:43 - maintenance (wing stretching) - 09:05:43
- 09:06:20 - (very short) maintenance (wing stretching) - 09:06:52

Zica took a nap


- 09:57:55 - (long preening) maintenance (10:01:12) -10:02:52

something scarred her


- 10:30:53 (long) preening, resting - maintenance - 10:44:14
- 10:59:32 (preening, resting - guarding the eggs) - 11:05:25 maintenance - 11:05:55
- 11:15:17 (preening) - maintenance - 11:17:34

[marika.solo]

Natalio is on the way to his nest (?)



who is coming in? strange stork?


Natalio lands

[marika.solo]

- Zica talked to him
- preening (both)

who is there? it is clearly defending behaviour



(Zica too) - 11:50 again - 11:52 both calmed down but carefully observed the area - 11:55:30 again defending behaviour



Zica is very upset ("I am big bird") - 11:56:04 again

[marika.solo]

- 12:00:45 Zica out

male NATALIO on duty

- 12:01:11 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area) - 12:02:51

it seems to be warm on the nest



- 12:15:06 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area) - 12:20:35
- 12:38:36 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area - pooping) - 12:43:38
- 13:10:16 - maintenance (short preening, observing the area, resting - guarding) - 13:17:01

[marika.solo]

reserved for yesterday reporting and shots -done

- 13:39:28 N. up, again defending behaviour – (very shortly) egg care – 13:41:35
- 13:50:00 up, calling (female stork is nearby? Zica? ; 13:50:32 pooping, few drops) – 13:51:20 incubating
- 13:53:33 up, calling – 13:53:54 incubating
- 13:55:06 up, calling (stretching wing, observing the area) – (short) maintenance – 13:55:55“big bird“/egg defending – (short) maintenance – 13:59:31incubating







- 14:15:12 up, (preening, observing) - maintenance – 14:17:01 incubating
- 14:32:52 calling up (14:35:21 short) maintenance – 14:35:40 incubating
- 15:04:44 up – maintenance – 15:06:16
- 15:23:29 up - maintenance – 15:26:01

click: https://i.postimg.cc/4NsBCFTV/2026-03-22-t-14-33-15.jpg

[marika.solo]

reserved for yesterday reporting and shots -done

- 16:04:40 calling up; 16:05:19 ZICA arrives, 16:05:08 NATALIO out

click
https://i.postimg.cc/RV4Xrbzw/2026-03-22-t-16-05-03.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9Fb1ctWw/2026-03-22-t-16-05-16.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/PryKdztw/2026-03-22-t-16-05-19.jpg

- 16:06:03 to the eggs - maintenance (observing the area) – 16:08:31 incubating
- 16:16:02 – (short) maintenance – (long) preening, guarding the eggs – 17:33:01 maintenance (17:33:31 pooping) – 17:35:26 incubating
- 17:51:14 – maintenance – (long preening) – maintenance (17:58:31 something is not all right, she is clapping with her bill)

click
https://i.postimg.cc/sDmK39Vp/2026-03-22-t-16-21-08.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/c4hTdMsh/2026-03-22-t-16-45-01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/c4hTdMsX/2026-03-22-t-16-59-07.jpg

- 17:59:29 NATALIO in, delivery, big banch of dry s. + griffon vulture
- N. maintenance – 18:02:06 incubating
- 18:02:47 - maintenance – 18:03:49
- 18:06:32 N. up, approached Z. – she preens herself , N. waiting and at 18:07:58 NATALIO out
- 18:10:00 Z. wing stretching and to the eggs – maintenance - 18:11:50 incubating
- 18:11:59 up – maintenance - 18:12:43 incubating

click
https://i.postimg.cc/Hsz3T4pP/2026-03-22-t-17-58-31.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/T3P01Lw7/2026-03-22-t-17-59-29.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9Qfb0RMx/2026-03-22-t-17-59-41.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/htGsvzjY/2026-03-22-t-18-00-40.jpg

[marika.solo]

reserved for yesterday reporting and shots -done

- 18:13:07 NATALIO arrivess – delivery: big bunch of moss



- 18:14: :46 N. preens Z., Z. up, 18:14:56 up – to the nest edge, 18:15:10 N. approached Z. – Z.no- preening
- 18:16:47 NATALIO out again – 18:18:59 Z. to her eggs – 18:20:02 NATALIO in, delivery: complicated twig (xy) – 18:21:37 N. incubating



- 18:21:55 N. up, to the nest edge and preening, observing the area and out at 18:25:39



- 18:26:45 Z. back to her eggs - – maintenance - 18:27:59 incubating

- 18:33:04 NATALIO in, delivery: dry s. – 18:34:18 Z. up, preening in the nest edge
- 18:34:51 N. out , Z. preening, at 18:39:13 back to eggs, – maintenance – 18:39:48 incubation

[marika.solo]

reserved for yesterday reporting and shots -done



- 18:58:21 Z. up, wing stretching, maintenance, preening – (19:0:23 pooping) – 19:00:33 incubating
- 19:16:13 Z. up, preening, 19:18:16 maintenance – 19:19:04 incubating
- 19:36:04 Z. up, to the nest rim and back, preening, 19:38:15 back to eggs, maintenance – 19:38:54 incubating
- 19:43:45 Z. up, maintenance – preening – maintenance - 19:48:39 incubating
- 20:21:11 Z. up, preening –(20:22:38 pooping) - 20:23:12 incubating (the nest is dark)