California Condor # 92

I know it's not sharp but I thought it was worth posting...there are

only a few hundred of them left (up from a low of 28 birds so maybe

they have a chance).Thank you for looking.

Pretty impressive bird. Would love to shoot one flying full frame. Guess I'll add it to my list.

It's great to see #92 and good to know their numbers are growing..

After living in Ventura county for so many years, it took my move to Boise, Idaho before I saw my first Cal Condor. It was a breeder at the Peregrine Fund program here in Boise and it was in a breeding cage. Impressive bird! Wonderful capture. Thanks for posting it!

Great sighting - nice to see they are recovering in numbers. Thanks for posting.

ok ....I gotta know .....who in the heck paints the 92 on the underside of thier wing ....!

 

.............;-) great catch , if I get to the west coast ill have to find one and catch it ...

 

regards from the Sunshine State !

Thanks to all for your comments...Jeffery, the Condors are routinely captured at a U.S.Fish and Wildlife facility near where I live in the Southern California mountains.They are given physicals to monitor the lead levels in their blood. A large part of their diet is the remains of hunted Deer carcasses which contain lead from the ammunition used to hunt the Deer.The Condors ingest the lead which is extremely toxic to the birds.The California Dept.of Fish and Game passed a new law banning the use of lead bullets in existing Condor ranges.