Griffon Vulture Webcam in Israel

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07:13 Dad appears a bit displeased:
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07:13 Here's Mom from a completely new angle!
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07:19 I'm going to miss you:
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07:23 They're off to the canteen, presumably:
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08:18 Mom comes back with a darker head:
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08:20 More nest work:
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08:24 Dad returns wearing even more obvious signs of feeding:
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09:53 2E5:
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09:56 While 2E5 has no clear deformities, (s)he is incapable of flight - has (s)he suffered an accident? Some questions will remain unanswered. The bird does seem to be of rather slender build:
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10:07 Dad looks ready for some incubation:
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10:27 Another griffon has just left (the feeding station):
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10:27 And now the parents take to their heels...:
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10:27 ... in quick succession:
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10:37 A vehicle pulled up somewhere near ten minutes ago. A female ranger is flinging soil out of...:
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10:43 ... a water-hole?
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10:45 She then appears to check the fence for holes:
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11:02 The feeding station stream has just come back on!
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11:02 Ygal Miller is calling Dr Motti Charter:
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11:02 You can hear the conversation almost just as clearly over at the nest:
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11:06 Off they drive. One new carcass has been delivered:
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11:34 2E5 has come flying in, (s)he on the way out jogging):
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11:34 (S)he goes out of view without stopping to eat...:
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11:35 ... and soon surfaces by the nest:
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12:04 Hooded crows identify the new body with ease:
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12:27 Now it's the raven's turn:
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12:29 Two sleek ravens:
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14:39 2E5 returns to have a shy at the sheep:
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14:39 The raven to the left of 2E5 does what ravens do best - (s)he pulls hard at 2E5's feathers:
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14:41 The tactic seems to have worked!
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15:15 A greater spotted eagle, most likely the same individual again:
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16:01 Having just come home, Dad starts to rearrange the floor:
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16:20 Mom, meanwhile, ventures out to the feeding station:
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16:22 Still cautious, she finally sinks her beak in the lamb:
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16:22 She can't have been too hungry:
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16:29 Hold on! She's back:
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16:29 Mom takes another bite:
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16:30 She's been replaced by T60 - isn't it a bit too late in the day for a party?
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16:35 This looks like a no:
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16:37 Then Mom returns for a third cameo:
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16:38 She's just heard a very familiar call...:
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16:39 For some must watch, while some may eat:
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16:39 Mom's run back to the nest to tell Dad:
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16:39 Dad, this coverage is about have a fairytale ending:
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16:40 The juvenile about to come into view...:
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16:40 ... is A90 - until recently known as H17 (previously as the fledgeling and as the chick):
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16:40 The proud (foster) parents:
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16:40 Get out of my way!
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16:40 A90 and T58 are allowed back in:
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16:40 Mom looks a little concerned:
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16:41 A90 (eating) is about to be assaulted:
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16:41 This bad-tempered peck is going to meet A90's head:
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16:41 A90 (first from the left) has made room for the attacker:
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16:41 They can probably make out A90's characteristic calls:
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16:42 The meal must go on:
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16:42 A90 has found some spaghetti:
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16:42 The fledgeling has the food all to him-/herself:
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16:42 A90's got a few companions - two crows and the eagle (right edge):
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16:43 Mom's made up her mind:
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16:43 A90 is not too experienced when it comes to dealing with crows:
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16:43 (S)he's having a feather pulled:
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