ML307250571

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Observation details

Photos. Exact count. All adults. Largish pinkish heads, large size, white on underwing, large, broad wings large fingers, wedge-shaped tail. At multiple times seen flying all together. We made out 2 condor clips. 8 and 11. 711 Adult Male Nickname: "Big Gulp" Flock: Big Sur Hatched: May 20, 2013 Age: 7 Years 8 Months Hatch Location: World Center for Birds of Prey Release Date: October 14, 2015 (San Simeon) Father: Number 47 Mother: Number 51 Currently Paired With: Numbers 566 and 725 Foster Offspring: Number 1004 Biological Siblings: Numbers 150, 165, 182, 191, 203, 210, 224, 227, 235, 243, 257, 280, 282, 297, 309, 319, 339, 349, 354, 378, 448, 478, 518, 572, 621, 668, 748, 780, 836, 874, 890, 940, 951, 990 Full Bio: This bird stood out in his pre-release cohort because of his entertaining feeding style. Big Gulp enjoys eating large bites of partially defrosted food, often gulping down slushy bits of meat. He is 24/7 entertainment- Oh thank heaven for 711!! Starting from the time he was released in 2015 he formed a very close friendship with resident dominant male, 566. You rarely saw one without the other, and they often cuddled and preened together. In 2019 they joined forces and paired with Pinnacles Condor #725 to form a nesting trio. They are currently raising their first chick, #1003. 208 Adult Female Nickname: "Solo" Flock: Big Sur Hatched: May 14, 1999 Age: 21 Years and 8 Months Hatch Location: Los Angeles Zoo Release Date: March 4, 2000 Father: Number 1 Mother: Number 43 Biological Offspring: 431, 530, 606, 729 Foster Offspring: 429, 621, 665 Biological Siblings: 90, 91, 140, 141, 157, 166, 202, 217, 268, 284, 290, 307, 351, 357, 373, 397, 418, 429, 470, 492, 521, 537, 565, 623, 638, 642, 652, 684, 709, 725, 727, 772, 791, 805, 815, 852, 985 Full Bio: Solo has been an explorer her entire life. She knows the Big Sur backcountry and coastline intimately and preferred to roam these remote places alone until she matured and paired with Condor #168. Her preference for isolated areas has meant that Solo can be difficult to track and that she spends a lot of time in hunting territory, which puts her in danger of feeding on carcasses killed with lead bullets. In November 2005, Solo suffered severe lead poisoning and was transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo for chelation treatment. Her life was saved thanks to intensive treatment by the highly qualified zoo staff. ​In 2006, Solo paired with #168 and they spend most of their time together, even when they don't have a chick relying on their care. This couple appears to us to have the happiest "marriage" of any of our paired birds. The one tiny tension in their partnership is that Solo prefers the backcountry east of the Santa Lucia Mountains, while #168 prefers the coast south of Big Sur. In 2007, they became the first pair to lay a fertile condor egg in the wild in Monterey County in over a century (this was #431, who was deemed genetically irreplaceable and transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo). After several nesting attempts, Solo and #168 fostered Condor #665 in 2012 and, as expected, were spectacular parents!

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

Lens

3.8-247mm

ISO

500

Focal length

247 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 3888 pixels

Original file size

3.18 MB