Griffon Vulture Webcam in Portugal

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Griffon Vulture Webcam in Portugal

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As there is no webcam on a Black Stork nest in Portugal this year, we can view a Griffon Vulture nest instead.

http://grifos-na-web.blogspot.com/

I am looking at the live stream now. It is night, of course, but it must be moonlight. I see the moving silhouette of a vulture. (But I was quite sure it was a stork, at first)

But IT IS a STORK!

Long beak. Long legs. I will try to get a pic -
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Yes!!!! It was a stork :loveshower:

She just left :rant:
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I am so pleased that you saw it too!
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Just sent you some pics :shake:
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Yes, thanks. Here they are! I am posting 3 of the 4 you sent.

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Garina, that third picture looks like daylight!
When did you take it?
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Post by Jo UK »

Here is the date and time of that third pic. It is bright, down there!
vlcsnap-2011-03-16-18h33m32s218.jpg

First pic - time vlcsnap-2011-03-16-20h26m11s225.jpg
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The hours are on the name of the pics!
the 3rd is 18h33 (day light), the middle one 18h53, and the first 20h26 (moonlight)
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Thanks. I have posted it now!
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Hi all :wave:
There is still an egg, but the GV chick may come out :bounce: at any moment :rolleyes:
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What exiting!! :slap:

I have watched here now for some time, the GW has been moving, changing postion, stepped to stand, and settled down again..

10:48
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It's done :bounce:
I haven't seen the chick yet. But the empty egg shell yes
(in the blog there is a video clip)
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Congratulations from Northern Europe! :loveshower: I saw as the other parent came, and the first one left. How carefully the parent stepped on the nest, and looked head down behind the corner. There the chick is!!

16:10 - 16:15

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:loveshower:
Saw the little head
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:bounce: There!! Look, so tiny... oh dear. The chick was pushing his/her beak to the beak of the parent.

first some preening:
16:54

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:D Wellcome to the world!! Good luck! :thumbs:

17:00,..the all white there is the egg shell. Under it in the picture there is seen a small head and a tiny beak..

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I'm glad you saw it :loveshower:
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It was touching to see the chick head moving there for the first time. I think he/she was lively and interested on what there might be for him/her to eat..

I looked the European weather map, there seemed to be about +17 C today in Portugal. Let's hope that the night is not cold and everything goes on well! :wave: Parent's belly is warm enough in any case!
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Post by garina do mar »

Not as warm as you mention but not cold: during the day it can be quite warm.
But it's raining a lot :(
http://www.meteo.pt/pt/cidadeprev10dias ... idadeID=99
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The chick is seemingly bigger today than yesterday! But so small, tiny it still is.
I found a link where one can watch from video the birth of this Griffon Vulture:

Já nasceu a cria de grifo nas Portas de Ródão ..

The offspring of a grifo is born in Portas de Rodao, 28th March 2011, at 16:58

http://grifos-na-web.blogspot.com/

I see there is direct link to the nest, too. The chick was alone for a moment. But soon the other parent appeared with some stuff on beak.

16:25
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