Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel

[Marbzy]

12:39 Plus the chick is taking no prisoners


12:39 No, Mom, I haven't finished yet


12:40 You have now

[Marbzy]

12:40 Determined...


12:41 ... resigned...


12:50 ... well-fed!

[Marbzy]

13:44 Back in the northern wing


13:55 Calories must be burned


13:57 A visitor!

[Marbzy]

13:58 K72 prefers to stay at the exact same spot as the chick (for the shade and good view, presumably)


14:01 Though clearly submissive in his/her body language, the chick can at least use his/her feet to stay away from the intruder


14:07 K72 has just left; social distance had been kept

[Marbzy]

14:18 The chick's now off to the northern end


15:08 How's that for a comeback!


15:08 More triple jump practice

[Marbzy]

16:35 A new visitor


16:35 The guest notices the chick but does not come near the host


16:37 Cheerio, says the labelless griffon, and sails off

[Marbzy]

16:38 Just over a minute later: another guest


16:38 This adult seeks the chick's company


16:40 T20 is the third individual visitor this afternoon (or fourth, if you'd like to count Mom in)

[Marbzy]

16:41 Although T20 doesn't attack the chick, the latter attempts to sneak through between the wall and the largest of the three rocks lying on the ledge floor


16:41 The attempt fails quite badly, but the chick bears no consequences as T20 decides to fly away


17:08 It's another very, very hot afternoon out there

[Marbzy]

18:47 The chick's heart-rate goes up as (s)he does some more exercise


19:24 The day draws to a close with the chick still in the nest area


19:26 These close-ups provide a nice view of the chick's pointed tertials and coverts

[Marbzy]

19:32 Have a look at that pointed beak too


20:58 The chick looks set to spend another night in the southern wing of his/her open-air castle


And that'll be good night. The chick is 128 days old tonight. The junior chick is now 109 days old (an update on his/her progress would be a bonus... Nudge, nudge, Israel Raptor Nest Cam crew, nudge, nudge...).

[Marbzy]

30 June

00:12 Just a shot in the dark (pun intended)


Admittedly, a few minutes later the chick would stand up.

09:44 Good morning!


10:08 Time to put the wing to the wheel

[Marbzy]

10:09 This is a very busy chick!


10:10 Long jump practice


12:00 Two hours later: the wings are in motion again

[Marbzy]

13:12 My money's on Mom


13:13 It'll be one of the parents judging by the chick's reaction (no, it's not an expression of terror...)


13:13 "K74" comes up and Mom opens her beak wide for the youngster

[Marbzy]

13:14 Mom's goody bag is rather full today


13:15 The chick has achieved proficiency in begging


13:16 Mom's off to wipe her beak

[Marbzy]

13:17 But then she delivers one more time


13:18 So she's go to take care of the beak again


13:19 Desserts?

[Marbzy]

13:21 Mom trasfers to the northern chamber


13:21 The chick keeps yelling at Mom, but doesn't attempt to cross the gap


13:23 The little one doesn't seem desperate enough to corner Mom into more feeding

[Marbzy]

13:25 Has Mom just done the vulture equivalent of a face palm?


13:25 A gust of tailwind amplifies the chick's body language and almost turns the little one around


13:27 Mom steps a little closer, which sets the chick back in desperate motion

[Marbzy]

13:30 But it's game over before the chick has got a realistic chance of pecking at Mom's beak


13:32 Did Mom leave anything in that corner?


13:34 Hygiene training: the chick imitates Mom's behaviour, wiping the beak against the rock

[Marbzy]

14:38 Bo-o-o-oring


15:17 The camera operator must have thought the same!


15:22 This is the junior chick feeding blithely on a fresh supply of meat from the heavens

[Marbzy]

15:23 A brilliant close-up on the 110-day-old


15:32 The (not so) secret provider


15:41 The chick has grabbed the meat and towed it back into the shade