Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

- 13:08:22 ZICA lands first, NATALIO immediately - 13:08:25
- greeting ritual
- preening
- 13:21 MATING (maybe successful)

- preening, preening
- 13:28 next attempt, Zica walking away

- preening, allopreening

- 14:01:39 ZICA out, NATALIO follows her at 14:02:08

[marika.solo]

- silent arrival - ZICA at 15:34:26
- 15:35 to the nest cup
- she shows a slight leg‑buckling
movement before settling to lay the egg

- 15:42:03 Zica sits down
- 15:42:17 Zica lifts her tail
- XX:XX:XX Zica stands up and shows the egg (she hadn’t stood up yet - I go unfortunately out yet)
- 17:32:40 - first view

seems to be - here it is


continuation

[marika.solo]

- 17:33:50 NATALIO arrives
- greeting and communication



continuation



- 17:40 MATING (unsuccessful - N. is in bad position - no cloacal kiss)
- 17:40:54 N. down (bonding ritual or incubating?)
- allopreening and preening (Z. - N.)

- 18:16:24 N. up - short egg care
- preening, Z. later too

[marika.solo]

- Natalio nest maintenance, 18:20:13 down
- 18:20:22 Zica - mating attempt again
- Z.preens herself and allopreening

- 18:31:50 N. up. preening
- long preening (both)

- 18:43:05 MATING
- preening

what interesting is there?


portrait of Zica

[marika.solo]

- next long preening, both
- 19:02:15 Zica to the egg (very shortly), 19:03:17 Natalio (aerating) - 19:04:05 Incubating
- Zica preens him
- 19:08:36 N. up (2 reverse mating attempts)

- 19:09:16 MATING



- 19:09:05 N. to the egg, 19:12:17 down, Z. allopreening and preening
- 19:29:10 N. up, preening and some rearranging

[marika.solo]

- 19:32:02 ZICA out,
- 19:32:54 N. egg care (and observing the area) - 19:36:42 down/incubating

- 20:33:32 N. up - (next very good pooping) - nest maintenance and observing the area -
- 20:41:17 guarding the egg and the nest, resting



- 20:48:32 Zica is back
- 20:49 MATING
- 20:50:13 Zica to the egg, N. preening
- short rolling the egg, aearating
- rearranging

[marika.solo]

- 20:55:09 NATALIO out
- Z. preening,observing the area
- 20:57:02 to the egg, aerating, rearranging, 20:58:42 warming/incubating



- 21:02:45 NATALIO lands, Z.up, greeting,
- both on the nest rim, preening

[marika.solo]

- 22:01:53 Zica to the egg, 22:02:24 warming/incubating
- 22:03:50 Zica up, egg care (aerating, rearranging the moss) - 22:07:14 warming/incubating
- N. preening, than allopreening
- 22:09:44 MATING (Z. down)
- 22:09:53 Zica up, preening

https://i.postimg.cc/bwT306Zh/2026-03-30-t-22-04-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/x1RtGsXD/2026-03-30-t-22-06-29.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Qdb0g6HR/2026-03-30-t-22-09-44.jpg

- 22:11:56 NATALIO out
https://i.postimg.cc/KYCLtLDS/2026-03-30-t-22-11-56.jpg

[marika.solo]

- 22:15:05 Zica moved back to the egg, short egg care and resting

[marika.solo]

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