Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

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July 15
Hello everyone

instructions by Tajo International on 28.02: viewtopic.php?p=53697#p53697 and again on 31.03: viewtopic.php?p=54834#p54834

CHICKS
- 1st chick: 72 days old,
- 2nd chick: 71 days old,
- 3rd chick: 69 days old
Egg 4: Laid 07 April - unhatched

Stork chicks grow exponentially. 90 days in the nest is like 18-21 years for humans. This means that 1 day in the nest is like almost 3 months for a human child. That is why their transformation is so amazing and fast.

Maiden flight (general data):
- Chicks become capable of flight at the age of 68–72 days.
- Fledging depends on several environmental factors.
- Chicks that stay longer in the nest after fledging have higher survival rates.

Maiden flight data for this nest (Zica & Natalio):
- 2025: 69 days old (accidental flight)
- 2024: 69 days old (forced by attack)

female Zica - male Natalio

FEEDING x

Natalio x → | |

Zica x → | |


WATERING

Natalio x →

Mating


Delivery


Events


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VIDEOS viewtopic.php?f=186&t=371
15.07
thx to our Maria Lewandovska

[marika.solo]

FEEDING


08:56:43 the food-begging behaviour starts
1/ 08:57:53 Natalio in - feeding - 08:58:10 Natalio out (with one little - fish?)

09:29:06 the begging display begins
2/ 09:43:47 Zica in -regurgitating - 09:43:57 Zica out


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youtube chat info - thx to everyone , especially to @Светлана-ни and @паніСвітланаК and our Maria Lewandovska

NEST ACTIVITY LOG 15/07/2026

[Maria L]

poranek

[Maria L]

[Maria L]

młode zauważyły rodzica - zaczynają "ćwierkać"


widoczny lot Natalio do gniazda

[Maria L]

Natalio - zrzut pokarmu


widoczny jeszcze pokarm w dziobie Natalio - kolejny zrzut


w dali odlot Natalio

[Maria L]

młode dostrzegają bociana czarnego, zaczynają "ćwierkać"


cały czas obserwują i "ćwierkają"

[Maria L]

to jednak mama! zaczynają intensywnie "ćwierkać"


Zica - karmienie


chłodzenie przy skale

[marika.solo]

10:10 @valya-ua
​​I read that stimulating them with hunger is necessary. If the parents feed them less, they’ll take flight. Right now, they’re comfortable—there’s plenty of food, so why fly?

10:30 @MarikaSolo-q9r
​​@valya-ua where you read it?

10:30 @MarikaSolo-q9r (me)
​​@valya-ua This is a common myth. Parents do not deliberately restrict feeding to force the young to fly.
On the contrary, fledglings need to be well-fed and have substantial fat reserves before leaving the nest. Their first attempts at hunting are highly inefficient, ​​making these fat reserves their crucial survival buffer.