Vultures all over the world

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18 May

A start to the day:


Say hello to the little angel:


Mom's got company at 11 am:

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Since her tail is down, the claws atthe top of the image probably belong to el macho:


The male introduces himself gradually:


Here comes the head now:

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Mom shields the chick from sunlight:


Finally, an opportunity to have a good look at the little one:


Something's bothering la hembra:

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And again:


The male finally makes it into the nest:


Mom panics after stepping on the chick:

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She then makes sure no harm's been done:


The chick displays the back of his/her neck:


Mom takes off to the branch behind the nest (to leave the nest 7 minutes later):

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Having first regurgitated some solid content to the floor, Dad produces a huge feeding:


He then defends the chick from an unseen danger:


El macho attends to his duties with due diligence:

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The female returns at 4:29 pm:


The male leaves a minute later:


The late afternoon is much more peaceful:

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La hembra as a news reader:


Good night:


Since hatching, a clear pattern has been established. The male comes to the nest during the day and stays wih the chick for a couple of hours, allowing Mom to forage. Mom spends the nights at the nest. The chick is hardly ever left unattended. Let's hope the little one grows quickly enough for his/her features to become more identifiable in spite of the low resolution.

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19 May

Good morning:


For once, the chick's wings can be made out:


Ouch! Mom has stepped on el pollo again:

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El macho arrives at noon today:


La hembra leaps onto a perch and leaves five minutes later:


A feeding by Dad:

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A crisis begins:


An intruder flies close to the nest - Dad reacts by flapping his wings angrily:


The intruder occupies the branch right in front of Dad, just a couple of feet away:

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Dad keeps trying to persuade the visitor to leave:


The intruder turns out to be a familiar yellow-banded youngster:


The nosy visitor becomes even nosier:

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The intruder jumps into the nest:


Confrontation:


Will the chick emerge unharmed?

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Dad drives off the intruder:


The visitor extends his stay close by:


The half-hour crisis is finally over - the intruder leaves:

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15:47 The chick's OK and begging:


15:47 Another feeding by Dad:


17:36 The chick demands a full front photo:

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17:38 Dad demonstrates his affinity to the Israeli griffons :


18:56 La hembra is back:


18:57 Dad will have to spend another night away from el nido:

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He comes back for a two-minute visit:


No, there isn't enough room for all of us here:


La hembra at sunset:

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And then he lady produces the moment of the day:


The chick is left on his/her own...:


Before either adult comes home, the stream stops:


It seems that the lady merely leapt onto one of the branches that surround the nest (possibly to absorb a few more rays of the setting sun) and will have jumped back into the nest a minute or two later, but she certainly has asked an intriguing question here.

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20 May

The stream is back - and who have we here!


It looks as though an unusually late changeover took place last night:


The chick's well and truly up too:

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The daily dose of irritation:


But for an occasional feeding, this is an unusually quiet day:


Dad looks at the camera inquiringly: