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

[marika.solo]

- 12.15.23 Zica up (scratching the neck repeatedly and the head too)
- care of the eggs and the nest (12.18.20 pooping in the water)
- 12.22.15 incubation



- 13.01.44 Zica up
- care of the eggs and the nest (13.02.10 pooping, preening)
- 13.05.35 incubation

- 13.34.04 Zica up (preening)
- care of the eggs and the nest (preening, scratching the neck), for a very short while she only stays above the eggs, but settled down again)
- 13.36.59 incubation



where is my Natalio?

[marika.solo]

- 13.58.39 Zica up
- care of the eggs and the nest (13.58.59 pooping; preening from 14.01.00 - 14.06.28 care continues )
- 14.07.53 incubation



continuation
- 14.37.01 Z. up (scratching the neck and the head and she is observing something for a short while - repeatedly)
- 14.37.59 care of the eggs and the nest (14.38.46 pooping)
- 14.39.02 incubation

- 14.58.30 Z. yawns
- 14.58.35 Z. up (scratching the neck and the head and she is repeatedly shortly observing the area, preening and ruffling the feathers)
- 14.37.59 care of the eggs and the nest (14.38.46 pooping)
- 15.01.01 incubation

[marika.solo]

and our Zica is sleeping - she take little nap


- 15.42.43 Z. up (preening, ruffling feathers)
- 15.43.53 care of the eggs and the nest (15.44.17 pooping on the nest edge again; scratching the head)
- 15.45.41 incubating

[marika.solo]

continuation:
Zica is noticing someone - is Natalio on the way to the nest?



- 16.18.13 NATALIO in, short communication - Zica up at 16.18.18 (she has fanned tail feathers)
- 16.18.38 ZICA out



- 16.18.34 N. care of the eggs and the nest
- 16.19.13 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 17.12.19 Natalio up (preening, scratching the neck)
- 17.12.56 care of the eggs and the nest (preening, digging, ruffling feathers)
- 17.14.53 incubation

Natalio mostly poops very good (strong, long stream)

[marika.solo]

hear people's voices again (for a long time)

- 17.58.09 Natalio up (preening)
- 17.59.09 care of the eggs and the nest (17.59.43 pooping)
- 18.01.09 incubation





continuation:
- 18.25.58 N. up (scratching the neck)
- 18.26.16 care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck - repeatedly)
- 18.29.14 incubation

[marika.solo]

- 19.04.49 Natalio up (preening, scratching the neck)
- 19.05.44 care of the eggs and the nest (ruffling feathers)
- 19.07.12 incubation



continuation
- 19.20.12 Natalio up - 19.20.14 ZICA landed - 19.20.20 NATALIO out

- Zica pooped few and moved to her eggs
- 19.20.48 she covered the eggs/incubation

- 19.24.30 Z. up (scratching the neck)
- care of the eggs and the nest
- 19.25.20 incubating

[marika.solo]

- 19.33.15 Z. up (scratching the neck)
- 19.33.36 care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 19.34.36 incubating

- 19.33.15 Z. up (scratching the neck)
- 19.33.36 care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck)
- 19.34.36 incubating



- 19.58.00 Z. up (preening)
- 19.58.41 care of the eggs and the nest (scratching the neck, 19.59.51 pooping, ... sort preening and:)
- 20.00.28 incubating

it's always wing-stretching or balancing? - sometimes it seems that way to me

[marika.solo]

- 20.51.29 Zica up (preening)
- care of the eggs and the nest (20.52.52 pooping, ruffling feathers)
- 20.53.42 incubating

continuation
- 21.00.08 Z. again up
- care of the eggs and the nest (21.01.31 balancing, scratching the neck, preening, again scratching the neck)
- 21.03.21 incubating

- 21.17.39 Z. up
- care of the eggs and the nest (stretching the right wing; 21.18.16 pooping; shortly: observing the area, preening, scratching the neck repeatedly)
- 21.22.31 incubating

the blue hour


21.25.07 camera switched to black and white

[marika.solo]

- 21.47.34 Zica up
- care of the eggs and the nest (21.48.13 pooping)
- 21.50.02 incubation



also later there is view on the eggs:
- 22.02.56 - 22.04.38 Zica cares of the eggs



- 22.31.16 again

(23.03. the nest rim is still visible)