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

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- 07.29.45 Natalio is doing some nest work (rearranging, digging)
- 07.31 and next he is resting
- 07.35.38 he stretches both wings + 07.35.43 Natalio spreads both wings wide after some steps to the nest-rim
- (07.36.59 camera to colour)
- 07.38.30 Natalio scratches shortly his neck
- 07.39.09 NATALIO out

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reserved - I hope i will be sucesfully with managing the update (I was out)

continuation
I accidentally closed the window with notes about the day's progress (I will scroll back for the time of 2 matings)

1/ mating 11.39.55
2/ mating 11.53.34 (I am not sure if successful - it seemed to me to short and like Natalio slipped down)

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- NATALIO arrived at 10.45.22





resting in the sunshine

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their very nice greetings ritual - Natalio is singing for her and settled down


11.20.11 ZICA arrives

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and at 13.52.07 ZICA out

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long resting


still very good pooping (Zica - on the nest - usually only few drops)


slowly ready for leaving the nest

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- at 14.53.55 NATALIO out

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nice colours and very nice singing - starling flaps its wings while singing



and later (click for a larger image if you're interested), singing, but also collecting (stealing) moss from the nest (the sparrowhawks too)


we see there Spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) and Spanish sparrows/willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)