Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel

[Marbzy]

And now for something different:

15:54 Dad and Junior


17:27 Dad and a little more of the chick


17:36 The evening is coming

[Marbzy]

And a few shots illustrating the chick's appetite (s/he got fed a number of times today):

17:04 Begging


17:05 Sharing


17:31 Tearing


Tonight it's Dad's turn to stay with the kid. Good night to them

[Marbzy]

5 March

01:21 It is Dad who is spending the night with the chick


10:26 And now it's back to Mom: "Who the heck is flying over my head!"


11:22 One of presumably several breakfasts

[Marbzy]

11:23 Here's a new strategy from the chick: pecking at the base of Mom's neck


11:24 The strategy produces the desired result - Mom's extended and gently arched neck is a sure sign of yummy things to come


11:25 So why not give it another go? Previously I had seen the chick peck at the adult's beak, targeting mainly the tip, or just put his/her own beak up and then open it like a pair of shears or like the pincers of a crayfish (and possibly yelp) in expectation. Today was the first time I saw it deliberately peck and even tug at the base of a parent's neck to solicit a meal

[Marbzy]

13:19 One for the album


13:39 A delightful temptress (with a chick at her feet)


13:40 Time to do some stretching. The chick, facing the wall behind the nest, is stretching too - his/her right wing is clear to see

[Marbzy]

13:51 Here's comes the chick, a little swanlike


14:08 Dad has taken over from Mom. The chick applies a standard solicitation strategy


14:10 And it seems to work

[Marbzy]

15:32 Most of the afternoon is spent like this


23:15 It's the second night on the trot for Dad (the black wing tag gives him away)

[Bea]

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Hi Marbzy

Thank you for your continuous, summarizing and meaningful reports about this nest. Very much appreciated!

I had to be away for a while, due to an emergency case with my mother ...

[Marbzy]

Hello, Bea

No worries as far as my reports are concerned, I just wish I were able to follow the nest more closely and to make videos. The latter is unfortunately not on option on weekdays, while weekends can in fact be even worse in this respect. Tomorrow, for example, I'll be very lucky if I manage to capture any images during the day.

I sincerely hope you and your mother are fine now. All the best to both of you.

[Marbzy]

6 March

Today was very windy.

12:14 First, Mom had taken over from Dad


12:52 Then the wind picked up


12:55 K74 made me think Marilyn Monroe

[Marbzy]

13:09 Whichever way you turn...


13:48 Mom's attempts to feed the little one were rather unconvincing


13:53 Having performed rather badly at feeding, she just lay down on the chick (but it must have been a good few degrees cooler today)

[Marbzy]

14:16 Ladies and gentlemen: here's T49, a little ruffled


14:17 Just to dispel any doubts: T49 and his wing tag (and his impressive white neck ruff)


15:20 He's not enjoying the wind, either

[Marbzy]

15:22 A request for food


15:24 The chick is not going to give up easily


15:26 Gimme, gimme, gimme!

[Marbzy]

15:28 Dad, is this the best you can manage?


15:30 Seriously hungry, aren't I?


15:31 I'm honestly not sure if the parents were able to provide as much food today as in the previous days

[Marbzy]

15:33 It seems to have been a lean afternoon


15:34 Why don't I just make the kid shut up by sitting on him?


And then Mom arrived just before 6 pm. She replaced Dad and went on to feed the chick for a few minutes (no images, unfortunately). A lean afternoon turned into a (not very) fat evening.

22:55 And Mom is duly staying with the kid tonight


Let's hope for a plentiful supply of food tomorrow.

Good night

[Marbzy]

7 March

00:00 No surprises


00:21 Two eyes out of two


Night.

[Marbzy]

Here's one shot captured this morning featuring Mom at 08:02


There must have been an odd number of changes, probably only one - Dad will have started his around 4 pm and is still with the chick now
20:51

I was able to check on the nest a few times during the day, but did not witness any events worth reporting. The wind has died down and the weather has generally improved. A fair bit of sunshine and temperatures of more than 20 degrees centigrade are forecast for the next four days, too, though they will keep dropping to under 10 degrees at night.

[Bea]

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I can add some videos from today afternoon ...


Mom feeding chick at 12:31



Mom feeding chick at 13:49



Shift change at 15:21
Dad arrived and Mom went out. I didn´t see Dad feeding the little one

[Marbzy]

8 March

12:20 Mom


13:32 Mom


13:41 Mom

[Marbzy]

13:43 Mom pecking at the wing tag (not the first time we've seen this)


She is also being pestered by flies, shaking them off whenever they cross the line

13:48 Mom in the horaltic pose


22:40 Mom's out, Dad's in