Vultures all over the world
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He comes back carrying another twig:
The female grabs the twig, nearly making the male, who is climbing down into the nest, lose balance:
Construction work follows as well as deliberation:
The female grabs the twig, nearly making the male, who is climbing down into the nest, lose balance:
Construction work follows as well as deliberation:
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Finally, the male's off for good:
A vuelta de huevo to end the day:
A vuelta de huevo to end the day:
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5 April
La hembra over el huevo:
The moment my heart froze - first, a stranger approaches the nest, causing the female to get up (see above); then, the visitor lands close to the nest, and the female steps on the egg
And then another vagrant lands next to the nest:
La hembra over el huevo:
The moment my heart froze - first, a stranger approaches the nest, causing the female to get up (see above); then, the visitor lands close to the nest, and the female steps on the egg
And then another vagrant lands next to the nest:
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The lady takes another step with unprecedented care:
So this is why these visits by non-breeding birds can be so dangerous...
The visitors come together for some secret talks:
So this is why these visits by non-breeding birds can be so dangerous...
The visitors come together for some secret talks:
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They both leave a minute later in the space of five seconds:
El macho then arrived just before 11:11, carrying a stick. Construction work followed. After a minute the lady got up, and she took off at 11:12:24.
Then she came back with a stick of her own:
She told the male to get up:
El macho then arrived just before 11:11, carrying a stick. Construction work followed. After a minute the lady got up, and she took off at 11:12:24.
Then she came back with a stick of her own:
She told the male to get up:
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The male got the marching orders:
And he left:
Only to come back after two minutes:
And he left:
Only to come back after two minutes:
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Just look, la hembra, someone is trying to make sense of our behaviour. Let's have some fun
And the male left again:
Four minutes later, he was back with another twig
And the male left again:
Four minutes later, he was back with another twig
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And he got his female to move:
Onto the branch:
Careful...
Onto the branch:
Careful...
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Away flew la hembra:
Only to return five minutes later with a golden dead pine branch:
Some decoration work followed and now el macho rose:
Only to return five minutes later with a golden dead pine branch:
Some decoration work followed and now el macho rose:
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The wife posed for photographers with the golden needles around her feet:
And the male packed his bags:
Three and a half hours later:
And the male packed his bags:
Three and a half hours later:
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The wife took five minutes to get up and then took to the wing:
El macho climbed down to the nest:
The female came back:
El macho climbed down to the nest:
The female came back:
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Thankfully, the decided they'd had enough:
And the female departed:
El macho over el huevo:
But for the scare at 10:49:35, a fairly ordinary day, wasn't it?
And the female departed:
El macho over el huevo:
But for the scare at 10:49:35, a fairly ordinary day, wasn't it?
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6 April
A wet and foggy morning:
The male gets up and takes a stroll:
And he pops off to the bathroom:
A wet and foggy morning:
The male gets up and takes a stroll:
And he pops off to the bathroom:
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The male inspects the egg:
The weather improves in the afternoon:
One wing goes out:
The weather improves in the afternoon:
One wing goes out:
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And the wing stays there...
Two minutes and it's still there:
He's a bit restless, possibly looking forward to a shift handover:
Two minutes and it's still there:
He's a bit restless, possibly looking forward to a shift handover:
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He's up one more time:
Enter la hembra:
Exit el macho:
Enter la hembra:
Exit el macho:
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La hembra rolls the egg:
El macho supplies a twig:
Kisses:
El macho supplies a twig:
Kisses:
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The legitimate male leaves:
A curious encounter occurred at 17:40. Before the intruder could be seen, the incubating female braced herself for his visit:
The visitor's feet can now be seen close to the top edge of the picture (don't be misled by the yellow band - la hembra would keep calm if this was el macho):
A curious encounter occurred at 17:40. Before the intruder could be seen, the incubating female braced herself for his visit:
The visitor's feet can now be seen close to the top edge of the picture (don't be misled by the yellow band - la hembra would keep calm if this was el macho):
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The intruder descends into the nest, just to the left of the female:
Put off by the female's attitude, the visitor just bounces off the rim of the nest... :
... and is gone:
Put off by the female's attitude, the visitor just bounces off the rim of the nest... :
... and is gone:
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El macho came back and stayed with la hembra from 19:01 till 19:24.
He returned again at 20:03...:
... with a very cumbersome branch:
He finally found a way to deliver the branch into the nest:
He returned again at 20:03...:
... with a very cumbersome branch:
He finally found a way to deliver the branch into the nest: