Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel

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19:04 ... but the chick goes dancing anyway


19:04 Mom has sensed that the chick will need another supper


19:04 She starts to explore the feeding station

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19:06 First she strays to the left


19:10 She's found the cow (with a crow on its top)


19:16 She spends quite a while dining

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19:23 It's time to go back to the chick


19:24 Here she is!


19:25 Let's get the party started!

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19:26 The chick gets a lion's share of the cow


19:26 Hats off to Mom


19:41 A little preening to end the day

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21:26 Good night!


The chick is 74 days old tonight and is increasingly finding the cradle a little cramped...

A note on the Negev camera(s): the stream is off.

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5 August

09:10 An ordinary morning


09:24 A regular visitor


09:34 Dad is keeping watch

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12:43 Mom has joined Dad


13:02 An ordinary afternoon


17:09 The chick's request for food is turned down

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19:01 More begging (an ordinary evening) - the begging is heard clearly in the feeding station camera


19:16 Mom's instinct drives her back to the nest box


19:20 Mom moved some hay around, but she did not feed the chick

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19:20 Mom's just ordered 2E5 to find some other accommodation


19:35 The chick decides to retire early today


20:38 Good night!


The chick is 75 days old. It appears that (s)he might start trying to sleep like an adult (standing up) in the next few days.

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The southern stream is back - and so are the Egyptian vulture fledgelings!

13:24 Both the siblings are paying a visit to their old home


17:10 Down to one


17:26 The nest is empty

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23:44 The nest is empty now too...


... and it's time for me to step back. Over the next couple of weeks I won't be able to contribute much, though I'll do my best to keep an eye on the chick and the adoptive parents from time to time. The road ahead is still a long one - after all, the Negev chicks took around 20 weeks +/- 4 days to fledge, while the northern griffon is still a couple of days short of 11 weeks of age.

I'm aware that I have hogged this thread but if you feel like posting here, you're more than welcome.

Cheers!

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6 August

The Negev desert:

The Egyptian vulture chicks came back home:


The nest upstairs was occupied by T90 and T53, two relatively young griffons (T90 is preening T53 in the image):


They're a handsome couple, but probably still too young to raise a chick next season

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T90 and T53 left and were soon replaced by...:


Dad produced a hearty lunch for the kid:


Then the fledgeling was left on his/her own:

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This reminded me of how the chick had struggled to cross over to the northern section of the ledge:


Watching the fledgeling this afternoon turned into a sentimental journey:


Then Mom came to feed the youngster:

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Some good old begging followed:


Facing the cliff, but watching over the shoulder:


The fledgeling left at 16:42:

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One empty nest:


Two empty nests:


But the Egyptian vulture fledgelings came back for the night:

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Good night, vultures!


The northern nest:
An adult griffon had stood on the camera:


Fresh food was delivered at the feeding station:

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Three or four smaller animals were placed on the ground:


Dad hurried across the station as soon as the truck had left:


He was followed closely by J80:

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A whole crowd gathered some 20 minutes later:


An attempt to establish a temporary feeding order:


2E5 charged across the station:

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And (s)he got his/her share of the sheep:


Back at the nest Mom fed the little one:


A little later she dined together with Dad: