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D-ANRO - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR (leased from GECAS)
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2058 - built in 2023 - CONDOR "Beach"-c/s
IMGP0504
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) (from Wikipedia)
California Condor #23 is the hero of the California Condor Restoration Project. The project has worked for 30 years to reintroduce captive-bred condors into the wild. Number 23 and his mate were the first released condors to successfully raise a chick on their own..
The arrival of Europeans in the Americas in the past few hundred years has caused their population to fall still further. As well as persecuting the birds, hunters use lead shot, which poisons many of the carcasses scavenged by the condor. This has accelerated their population decline.
By 1981, there were just 22 California condors left in the world. Shortly afterwards, the remaining birds were taken into captivity as part of a breeding programme to conserve the species. There are now hundreds of condors, with signs the species may be classified as Endangered in the near future.
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Le condor de Californie n° 23 est le héros du projet de restauration du condor de Californie. Depuis 30 ans, ce projet vise à réintroduire dans la nature des condors élevés en captivité. Numéro 23 et son compagnon ont été les premiers condors relâchés à réussir à élever un poussin par eux-mêmes...
L'arrivée des Européens en Amérique au cours des dernières centaines d'années a encore fait chuter leur population. En plus de persécuter les oiseaux, les chasseurs utilisent de la grenaille de plomb, qui empoisonne de nombreuses carcasses récupérées par le condor. Cela a accéléré le déclin de leur population.
En 1981, il ne restait plus que 22 condors de Californie dans le monde. Peu après, les oiseaux restants ont été mis en captivité dans le cadre d'un programme d'élevage visant à préserver l'espèce. Aujourd'hui, les condors se comptent par centaines et des signes indiquent que l'espèce pourrait être classée dans la catégorie des espèces en danger dans un avenir proche.
The hike up to Mirador Condor isn't too bad, but it is steep in places and I could see how it could get slippery with any weather. On this morning I wanted to get up to the top before sunrise for sure, but also wanted to see if I could get there soon enough to catch the final moments of the night.
As it was a race against time I moved as fast as I could! By the time I got to the top I was tired and sweaty from the climb. In hindsight perhaps I didn't need to carry ALL my photo gear up the hill with me! :) The intense wind and cold made me pay while I was getting set up!
The slight color in the sky is courtesy of the very first hints of light from the sun off to my far right. The light was so faint it was imperceptible to my eyes on the clouds hanging over the mountains.
D-ANRN - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2055 - built in 2023 -
delivered to CONDOR 02/2024 in "Sea" blue colours
D-ANRH - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2024 - built in 2022 -
delivered to CONDOR 12/2022
First YYZ-visit of a Condor aircraft in the full new "Stripes" livery
Vultur gryphus Ave El cóndor andino, también cóndor de los Cerros, cóndor de los Andes, o simplemente cóndor es una especie de ave de la familia Cathartidae que habita en América del Sur. El orden al que pertenece su familia se encuentra en disputa. Wikipedia Nombre científico: Vultur gryphus Longitud: 100 - 130 cm (Adulto) Masa Corporal: 7,7 - 15 kg Enciclopedia de la vida Estado de conservación: Casi Amenazado (Decreciente) Enciclopedia de la vida Clasificación superior: Vultur Categoría: Especie comentario
HSC Condor Rapide is a fast ferry operated by Condor Ferries. Launched in 1997, she was initially chartered out as a civilian ferry, then became the first large catamaran to enter military service when she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) from 1999 to 2001.
In 2002, the catamaran was sent to Europe on charter, operating with Italian company TRIS during that year, before being chartered by SpeedFerries for its Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer service. Renamed HSC SpeedOne, she operated on this route until she was impounded by French authorities in late 2008, as the company had failed to pay taxes. SpeedFerries was placed into administration shortly after, and the ferry was laid up until 2010, when she was purchased by Condor Ferries and renamed Condor Rapide.
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My last attempt at the Condor was *checks notes* six years ago.
Geez, really? Six years?
Anyway, it was time to revisit.
This new version is shaped a little more like the original toy and includes all the bells and whistles. Even the tiny little headlight cannon.
Templo del Cóndor en el Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu, Provincia de Urubamba, Departamento de Cuzco, Perú.
El “Templo de Cóndor” demuestra la habilidad del trabajo inca con las piedras en su posición natural. Ubicado sobre una cueva aprovechando la roca viva de la montaña, pudieron rendir homenaje a una de sus deidades: el cóndor. sobresalen en esta construcción una formación que fue adaptada y moldeada para ser las alas de un cóndor, debajo de ellas en el suelo, una enorme piedra tallada forma la cabeza.
Vultur gryphus
Ave El cóndor andino, también cóndor de los Cerros, cóndor de los Andes, o simplemente cóndor es una especie de ave de la familia Cathartidae que habita en América del Sur. El orden al que pertenece su familia se encuentra en disputa. Wikipedia Nombre científico: Vultur gryphus Longitud: 100 - 130 cm (Adulto) Masa Corporal: 7,7 - 15 kg Enciclopedia de la vida Estado de conservación: Casi Amenazado (Decreciente) Enciclopedia de la vida Clasificación superior: Vultur Categoría: Especie comentario
Otro dato particular, es que los Incas lo creían un ser divino. Con la majestuosidad de su envergadura, tenía el poder de elevar a diario el sol por sobre los andes con su energía.
Other data particular, is that the Incas it believed a be divine. With the Majesty of his wingspan, had the power of raise to daily the Sun by about them andes with its energy.
Another particular data, is that the Incas believed it to divine being. With the Majesty of his wingspan, had the power to raise daily the sun above the andes with their energy.
33°21'58.2"S 70°18'23.2"W
Wearing the iconic colours of Condor from the 1970s until merged into Thomas Cook's corporate branding in the 2000s. Seen having just arrived at Dusseldorf in July 1997
Era temprano en la mañana, hacía frío y nos esperaba una larga caminata por delante, cuando de entre las nubes aparecieron dos grandes Cóndores, curiosos dieron varias vueltas sobre nuestras cabezas, y luego se perdieron en la distancia. Entre que saque la cámara y tomé la foto ya casi se habian escapado...
ENGLISH: "The Cóndor´s flyby..." It was a cold autum morning and we were facing a long walk ahead, when suddenly two large Condors showed up flying between the clouds, after several minutes circling above us they ended up disapearing in the distance. In the time it took me to get the camera to take the photo, they were almost gone...
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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Adobe Lightroom
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D-ANRN - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2055 - built in 2023 -
delivered to CONDOR 02/2024 in "Sea" blue colours
Here's another from my AZ loop in March 2024 to see the California Condors. I still have 1800 images left to work through, but this stood out as a huge favorite, especially after I had ID'd the two as a mated pair, from other images. A previous post told their precious story. What a joy to see them fly together, and let's not forget the 9-foot wingspan. So flying together, that's like 18 feet vertical in this image. K6 the male, L4 the lovely female.
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Tive a felicidade de poder fotografar o Condor Andino (Vultur gryphus), também conhecido como Condor dos Andes ou simplesmente Condor. Este é um macho, pousado em uma escarpa do Lago Argentino, em El Calafate, Patagônia Argentina, aos pés dos Andes. Tenho também uma foto dele em pleno voo.
The nest had been abandoned but was still full of feathers. Miss Moriko made herself a crown to hide her from the condors and then settled down for a little sleep in her new home <3
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Custom Blythe by Petite Wanderlings wearing a headband by LittleMimsTinyThings and dress (for Fashion Royalty) by KDollFashion
D-AIAC - Airbus A-321-211/SL - CONDOR (leased from Aviation Capital Group)
at Duesseldorf Rhein-Ruhr Airport (DUS)
in the latest green "Island" - c/s
c/n 5969 - built in 2014
Condor (Danke, Tecke Livery) flight 2038 departing from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) enroute to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Airbus A330-900.
Prepare to be amazed!
I just read this article about California Condors in the Washington Post.
"Parthenogenesis, literally meaning “virgin origin” in Greek, describes a form of reproduction in which an egg becomes an embryo without the introduction of sperm — and only a select few animals can do it. Often, they are invertebrates like honey bees and scorpions. In rare cases, vertebrates like certain kinds of fish and snakes are capable of the “virgin births.”
Even more rarely do birds reproduce that way. Turkeys, chickens, pigeons and certain kinds of finches have laid eggs without the help of a male, though in most cases, their offspring died before they could fully develop.
Now, scientists at the San Diego Zoo say the California condor — the largest flying bird in North America with a 10-foot wingspan — can be added to the list. In a paper published last week in the Journal of Heredity, the scientists said parthenogenesis has been observed in condors for the first time.
Efforts to restore the condor population began in the ‘80s. The birds were taken into managed care, and a breeding program began. In an effort to prevent the breeding of close relatives and identify the sexes of the birds, Ryder and his colleagues took DNA fingerprints of the birds. As the population grew over the years, so did a database of all the genetic profiles of the condors that were born in a facility — as well as those found in the wild, Ryder explained.
As of 2020, the California condor population hovered just above 500, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the birds remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.
While examining the database that contained genetic profiles of every condor born since the restoration effort, Ryder and his colleagues noticed something strange and unexpected: Two of the condors were biologically fatherless. Born to two different mothers in captivity years apart, the chicks only carried their mothers’ genes, and no genes matching any of the male birds in the database, Ryder said.
“We established there was no male that could be the father to these chicks,” Ryder said. “The chicks were also genetically uniform in a way that they only had genes from their mother.”
“Nature continues to teach us,” Ryder said.
“We think we understand something, and then you make a finding like this and the world looks different after that.”