Big Sur Condors🐦Redwood Queen & Zenith Welcome New Chick To The World!🐥Explore.org 2024-05-08

Courtesy of the @VWScondors and @ExploreBirds explore.org/livecams/condors/...
From VWS: "The cat's out of the bag-- 190 "Redwood Queen" and 650 "Zenith" have a chick! Their egg was due to hatch 5/5, and we confirmed a chick in the nest just hours before the camera feed went live today! As you all know, 190 has many years of nesting experience in this tree, but first-time dad 650 was doing a great job incubating and caring for their new chick today (studbook ID to come). We are so thrilled the nest cam is now live -- huge shoutout to Joe and Explore.org for getting it up and running again! The cam is set to turn on around 9am and turn off around 3pm, but keep in mind, we may still experience some gaps in coverage similar to the Big Sur cams as we continue to make improvements to the cam setup. We can't wait to follow along on this chick's journey with you all!"
In this video, Daddy Zenith gives his newly hatched chicks a feeding. Condors feed their chicks regurgitated contents of their crops that can hold up to 4 pounds of food!
Mom: Redwood Queen #190​, hatched in LA Zoo in 1998, 25 y.o.
Dad: Phoenix #650​, hatched in LA Zoo in 2012, 12 y.o.
Chick hatched around 5/5/2024.
Redwood Queen lost her mate of 14 years, Kingpin #167, in the Dolan Fire of 2020. She paired with Phoenix #477 in 2021. Sadly, Phoenix disappeared in 2023.
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[@CaliCondor]

Iniko💖Born In Trouble Times🔥Big Sur California Condors Tribute 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIKmoKyjlLiVj5Y

[@michaelhalahan]

Cali. I had not seen this video until this Posting. I'm sorry it has escaped me (and others as well)until now. At the time,, I had copied most of the Stuff from 167's adventures with his Princess but not what's here. It's a P & P Video. The Perfect Video of the Young life of condor Iniko(almost tragically snuffed short so early)and the Perfect accompanying Music to go with it--dramatically enhancing the many intense video aspects seen throughout the Video.The final minute or so is Riveting in intensity--and you found just the right music moment to dramatically bring it out.On reflection, i remember most of the individual moments here, but it's the Musical enhancement that adds so much to what is mostly remembered here. Thank You for adding Special moments of Remembrance for myself and undoubtedly for others as well.

[@shirley9240]

Happy day! So happy for Mom & Dad! Especially for Redwood Queen. She went through so much, so bravely. She deserves this new life so much. Thank you, Cali Condor for the wonderful news!

[@birutal4511]

The baby is born, Thanks Cali Condor 🐥♥️

[@mariestephany-akbas7803]

So glad to watch this! Redwood Queen has been through a lot… so happy to see the new Dad doing a great job feeding the chick! Thank you Cali Condor.

[@obi-wanakakenobi6750]

Congratulations Redwood Queen and Zenith on your new little one !😍 She is still using the old burnt out nest😎

[@debrastanton9212]

I am so Happy for Redwood Queen and Zenith...Welcome Sweet Baby.

[@nancyleigh8016]

I haven't seen the condors in a very long time, so this is a double treat. A hollowed out tree? Thank you for making my day Cali! 🐥♥️

[@honusmom5144]

So happy for Redwood Queen. Thank you Cali

[@nancyvalente3763]

Oh, this is such wonderful news. After the loss of so many, a new chick brings renewed hope for survival of this iconic and precious species. Ventana Wildlife Society and the condor crew must be ecstatic!❤

[@JoJo-JoJo-JoJo]

Good to hear, thank you for the wonderful news 🙏🥰

[@faithannhochgurtel3099]

❤❤❤ Can't wait to watch it grow and thrive.

[@ladydi6648]

Wonderful! Thank you Cali Condor ❤

[@leticias520]

Wow is first time I see one and where they have the nest God bless baby and fam 🙏🏼and thanks for share wonderful news.

[@kindablue1959]

The camera timestamp seems to be off by 1 day into the future.

[@jjespinoza1105]

So precious 💕

[@janetcarroll8863]

Yay! 🎉

[@nancyleigh8016]

And I just watched born in troubled times🏆

[@debs987]

Thanks so much! Happy to see redwood Queen is ok and congratulations on her chick and new mate. I remember Iniko and remember that his dad, kingpin died in the fire 😢. Any idea where Iniko is? ❤

[@CaliCondor]

Iniko is seen on the Big Sur Cam often. In fact, she was spotted today! 😊

[@debs987]

@@CaliCondor great! Thanks so much! ♥

[@michaelhalahan]

Happy to catch a glimpse of new hatch(3day old) for RQ &(new dad) Zenith. New Dads' of various bird species more than infrequently make mistakes, sometimes catastrophic in nature. Zenith is a new Dad , but @ 12 yrs old, not likely he will make any of those of 'New Dad' variety. Condor Parents have an extra Gene in their makeup for 'Extra Affection bestowed on a Parent' by Nature. Also, Condors are not Warrior birds like Hawks and Eagles so they don't naturally seek to destroy something they don't understand or have not seen before. Hope to follow 650 on his quest for stability (as a Dad & faithful mate) and given RQ is on the Job(1 mo. short of 26 yrs) he will have plenty of Guidance, Love, and Experience to guide him along. Disappointed that VWS does have a functioning Crystal Ball to guide them to the exact spot in Big Sur this Pair would chose as their nest. I would not have chosen it either , given the past history here. Thanks for Posting Cali.