(a.k.a. Numbers 3, 22 and 5)
August 26, 2008 / Big Sur, California
I saw these rare California Condors in
the cliffs
alongside
Highway One, north of Andrew Molera State Park, about a
month after the
wildfires. They were tagged,
I believe, by the captive breeding program people.
The California Condor is the largest flying bird in North America with a wingspan of over 9 feet. Their average life span in the wild is 60 years. There are only 200-300 California Condors alive today, including those flying free and in captive breeding programs. Sadly, lead poisoning from lead bullets is killing many of them.
The California Condor is the largest flying bird in North America with a wingspan of over 9 feet. Their average life span in the wild is 60 years. There are only 200-300 California Condors alive today, including those flying free and in captive breeding programs. Sadly, lead poisoning from lead bullets is killing many of them.
After having lunch, Number 3, Mom we presume,
flies up to the cliffs above the beach to digest for a while.
She's so graceful
I've been told that the lump in her neck is her partially digested lunch
She invites Number 22, Dad we presume, up to digest with her
Number 5, Junior, joins them for a little family digestion (on the far right)
He's a little sassy
Note Junior's blue stockings
Mom and Dad ignore him and he starts to wonder if maybe blue stockings are not cool
Sticking his tongue out is evidentally Dad's "mature" way of dealing with situations
