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Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 10:32 pm
by Marbzy
23 May
00:19 The chick's a walker
02:02 And here we go again...
03:03 ... and again
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 10:44 pm
by Marbzy
09:00 The little one hunched over the chasm
11:24 (S)he's doing a fair amount of walking today
13:07 And (s)he's no stranger to stand-up
The chick's walking technique needs more work - his/her movements are not fully coordinated. Getting from A to B still involves quite a lot of flailing of the lower legs. If your (un)lucky, you might even see the chick trip over a stick and land on his/her belly (it's happened at least twice in the last four days, but is incredibly hard to document).
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 10:48 pm
by Marbzy
14:03 Wing exercises are back!
15:14 Take that! The chick's scapulars look like a wild horse's mane
15:20 But this is no exercise...
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 10:51 pm
by Marbzy
15:21 It's a sign that a parent is coming home
15:22 A feeding by Mom
15:23 It's quickly over, but the chick doesn't seem to have noticed that Mom's already started to wipe her beak
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 10:56 pm
by Marbzy
15:27 Adieu!
15:44 Now, how's that for a surprise visit! It's an adult Egyptian vulture, possibly one of the couple who occasionally make it into my reports
15:45 The chick may not react to a mynah's or a pigeon's visit, but after initial confusion the little one goes after the guest, driving him off the ledge
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:00 pm
by Marbzy
15:59 Aren't there a couple of feathers missing from the chick's left wing?
16:02 Another food supply coming up?
16:03 Hello, Dad!
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:03 pm
by Marbzy
16:07 Unlike Mom, Dad stays on the ledge post-feeding
16:11 The chick won't stop asking for more
16:12 Temper tantrums?
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:05 pm
by Marbzy
16:13 Dad does come back
16:14 And the feeding starts anew
16:16 Someone's pressed repeat
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:09 pm
by Marbzy
16:23 Dad's just left - each time a parent leaves, the chick lifts his/her head with curiosity
16:27 The chick looking a bit lost
16:28 The crop's been filled a little
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:14 pm
by Marbzy
17:19 Who's that huge hairy bug?
17:22 This could be a form of exercise...
17:33 ... or is the chick trying to attract the attention of a parent perched nearby?
Most likely, of course, it's neither.
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 11:32 pm
by Marbzy
19:02 Time to get the plumage back in order
20:37 Bed time
23:18 The head is buried under the wings. Good night!
The chick is 91 days old tonight.
In "Breeding behaviour and parental care in the Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus on the island of Crete (Greece)" - a paper I have already referenced on these pages - Xirouakis and Mylonas write: "The chick rearing stage started with the hatching of the eggs and ended with the fledgling of the offspring after 117 ± 10 days (range = 102-134, mean fledging date: 15 July, n = 12 pair-years)".
The Israeli griffon is still 11 days younger than the earliest fledgeling in the Cretean study and will only reach the mean fledging age in that study in 26 days. Fledging is hardly imminent then - I have to eat that pronouncement I made a couple of days ago
Good night to everyone following the chick's progress
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 24th, 2020, 2:09 am
by Polly
Yes Marbzy, we finally crave the chick ... it brings relief as well as worries whether it will survive.
We are in the same position as with our children. On the one hand we hope for the ability to survive on the other hand it is nice to have them with us.
It always applies - everything takes time. :)
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 12:30 am
by Marbzy
24 May
00:34 Initially, the chick is sleeping standing up
02:19 Some two hours later (s)he is lying down in a heap
13:57 Afraid of sunlight?
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 12:34 am
by Marbzy
13:58 An afternoon nap
15:00 It's not that hot today (low 20s, in fact) and there's a little wind
15:35 Pacing
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 12:40 am
by Marbzy
15:53 The chick wants an update on the events in the canyon
15:58 Preening in the wind (once or twice the wind throws the chick off-balance)
23:05 Sleeping up
Around 6 pm the camera was paying a visit to the Egyptians. Further checks at 7 pm and 7:40 pm did not produce any news. But it feels odd to have no idea how much has been missed out on.
The chick is 92 days old tonight. Good night!
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 9:01 pm
by Marbzy
25 May
00:13 The chick is sleeping standing up just past midnight...
03:10 ... and well into the small hours
10:38 Hello, there
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 9:06 pm
by Marbzy
12:12 What a promising sight!
12:41 So who's coming home this time?
12:42 Mom!
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 9:09 pm
by Marbzy
12:43 Begging...
12:44 ... more begging...
12:46 ... and even more begging
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 9:11 pm
by Marbzy
12:47 Mom takes off...
12:47 ... but the chick is still demanding food
12:48 Is that lipstick on the chick's lower mandible?
Re: Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel
Posted: May 25th, 2020, 9:15 pm
by Marbzy
12:53 Clearly, the chick has partaken of fresh red meat
14:05 The chick presents his/her crop - the feeding was a success
14:27 Is there another feeding in store?