Turn up the volume on this one! California condors do not possess the vocal cords as many of their smaller counterparts do, like warblers, wrens, or even ravens. This does not mean that they are noiseless however! In an effort to communicate their needs to their parents, condor nestlings force air through their trachea to make grunting-like sounds. Adult condors also use this technique to make hissing and grunting sounds, more often as a territorial or defensive behavior. In this case, our littl

Such sleepy, tender moments from this Califonia condor chick. Learn more about The Condor Cave and recovery program: http://bit.ly/2lU4oF3 Video by live streaming nest cam hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology/USFWS. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

These big birds are back in action! After a yearlong hiatus, we are excited to share that the California Condor cam is back streaming live from a small cave on a rocky cliff in Ventura County, California, at a site known as Huttons Bowl. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Condors This season features 10-year-old female #594 and 15-year-old male #374, a newly established pair that have been tending to their single chick, #1075, that hatched on April 10. The adults have been continuously brooding the

Incoming!!! Sound on for slo-mo condor flap asmr. Video by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Video description: A condor with adorably dangling legs flies directly towards the viewer, over a backdrop of a chaparall canyon and a dry grassy slope. As it comes closer, the video switches to slow motion and we can see the condor's powerful wings and feathers flexing as the bird slows for landing. The video concludes with the condor landing on a rock just below the viewer. | The Condor Cave

A California Condor in flight is an impressive sight. With a nine-foot-plus wingspan, the birds can stay aloft for hours, floating up to 15,000 feet on warm air thermals. Learn more about this large U.S. vulture for #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay! https://abcbirds.org/bird/california-condor/ | American Bird Conservancy

WOoww, California condor chicks #1099 and #1100 can really dance! 💃 All of this hopping and flapping around means that they are learning to exercise their legs and wings in preparation to fledge — leave the nest— in about two months. Condors naturally only raise one chick at a time, and #1099 and #1100 are part of what is known as a “double brood.“ L.A. Zoo condor keepers developed this technique of raising two chicks of similar age together by carefully introducing adult condor pairs to raisin

Where will these wings take young California Condor #923? A soaring adult condor can ride air currents up to altitudes of 15,000 feet—that's 2.8 miles high! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Condors | Bird Cams

A dozen fluffy condor chicks are learning to fly at the zoo’s offsite wildlife center. Eventually they’ll join free-flying condors in California and Arizona. Fly, flappy floufs, fly! | Oregon Zoo