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Royal Albatross
This was last night's evening sky. SSTrig moved further down, she doesn't like to stay in one place.



Lunch time! Mom GLG and cam found her girl SSTrig!

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Apr 28, 2025  #royalalbatross #albatross #newzealand
It's weight day at the colony and the rangers head over to the hidey hole that SSTrig has been staying in lately and pick her up & bring her back towards her original nest. They put her in the basket & take her weight and then return her to the grass. Enjoy some beautiful closeups of SSTrig while we have them!! She is 91 days old today- 3 months old! She is still very young to be so mobile walking so far from her natal nest. She barely stayed ten minutes this time before she was on the move again paddling over to the right and then out of cam view again! She made her way back down the hill once again as seen from the H-cam. Thank you for watching!

Royal Albatross ~ Rangers Weigh SSTrig & Put Her Back On Nest! 10 Minutes Later She Leaves 😂 4.29.25 video by Lady Hawk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HohiQKczMFQ

Signal Station Trig chick from the Plateau area. Since she is out of view from the cam -  Photo taken by ranger.


Kicking and showing her displeasure at being moved back to her nest for weigh in day. She's a feisty girl! LOL! 




Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Signal Station Trig chick has grown to 5.8 kg on day 91 (Tuesday 29th of April). This is a 0.1 kg increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 300g below average for a female toroa chick of this age but still within the healthy weigh range. We are not yet halfway to fledging in September, all the chicks still have a lot of growing and developing to do.

Ms. Trig's current hidey-hole. She's the white fluff ball on the left going down the hill. (No wonder the Royal cam doesn't see/find her.)

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Past Royalcam parent news

The parents (GLY and L) of Manaaki have one of the older chicks this season at Plateau, this is their 4th chick.

YRK (parent of Atawhai and Lilibet) and her new mate also have a chick at Wet Rock Track. At 31 years of age, YRK is a very experienced breeder, having raised 8 chicks (including 2 foster chicks) previously. The two female chicks from Plateau and Wet Rock Track are older than the Royalcam chick and have been very healthy weights.

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Celebrating 10 years of Royal Cam 

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Royal Albatross SSTrig stretching her beautiful wings! 


Mom GLG celebrating Mother's Day with her girl in the background! 

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Royal Albatross ~ Dad RLK Returns To Give Second Feeding To SSTrig At Sunset! 💕💕 5.14.25[/b]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GKUwHmCiW0

1,439 views  May 16, 2025  #royalcam #albatross #newzealand
SSTrig hit the jackpot with three feedings from Mom & Dad! RLK returned for a second time late in the afternoon and gave his chick one more feeding for the day! These three feedings should help increase SSTrig's weight! ♥ RLK gives a pretty long feeding this time and when he is finished, he rests on the grass visiting with his chick. SSTrig was happy and content and started right in with gardening on her play nest. Thank you for watching! Lady Hawk

SSTrig standing tall and proud 

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Royal Albatross cam

Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Signal Station Trig chick has grown to 5.8 kg on day 112 (Tuesday 20th of May, 10.50am). This is a 300g increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 1.2 kg below average for a female toroa chick of this age and of concern.  This was her second supplementary feed from the ranger team, and it consisted of 400ml fluid for hydration and 900g of fish. Two other chicks were supplementary fed today also.


Enough of that! Fluffball SSTrig running away! 


There have been 7 feeds from both parents since last week’s weigh 4 of which were in the 2 days following the last weigh in and 2 on Sunday 18th May when the whole Royalcam family was seen on cam. 

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Royal Albatross Ranger Sharyn posts that "the Signal Station Trig chick has grown to 6.5 kg on day 119 (Tuesday 27th of May, 10.07 am). This is a 700g increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 0.7 kg below average for a female toroa chick of this age but just within the healthy weight range so there was no supplementary feeding required today. She was also fed by a parent at 3.36pm today which will have pushed her weight closer to the average."

So even though supp fed still just under the average. They burn calories in growing (transforming) and staying warm

The Down is coming off the wings now 




#RoyalCam chick says close enough with clippers, clack clack 😊. Thanks for grass and cam attention, Sharyn.

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Happy June!

6/2  Caught on #RoyalCam
A Dad's bit of a crash landing in front of SST chick, and in slo-mo. Love the morning sun light him up as he comes in to land.

https://x.com/i/status/1929506598516330684

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Here is last night's shot of the aurora australis (or Southern Lights) from the Royalcam.


Miss SSTrig

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Royal Albatross cam pics

2 days ago it was World Ocean Day posted by Ranger Sharyn Broni -   Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean is certainly making its presence felt today.

Goldfinches flying above our girl


Gives you an idea what the stunning Otago Peninsula looks like from the sea.


Royal Albatross - Wings in the wind 🍃🍃🍃 Magnificent Miss SSTrig ❤️ 👑 wingexercises 🌊🌊🌊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjipPvaX0FY
 

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6/16 Royal Albatross -  Early Weigh Day with Bling!

A yellow band inscribed with E55 is now Signal Station Trigs chick permanent colour marker. This is an individual band so that we will recognise her in years to come. Did you know that albatross can live to 60 years or more? She will also receive a Stainless-Steel band on the opposite leg closer to fledging. Look out for our close-up video of this work on social media as this was done off cam.

Males receive black bands and females get the yellow bands; the E refers to the 2025 season. There are quite a few spare bands available in case of breakage or lose.
Bands have been purchased from the funds donated to the Royal Albatross Centres Give-a-little page: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/otagopeninsulatrust we are very grateful for the support.


Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Signal Station Trig chick has grown to 6.8 kg on day 139 (Monday 16th of June, 2.10 pm). This is a 600g increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is just below a healthy weight for a female toroa chick of this age so she may be supplementary fed tomorrow it her parents do not arrive before then. She has approximately 100 days until fledging.

Yesterday went like this. Dad, Mom then Dad again. We haven't seen that in a while on the #RoyalCam.
Wonderful to see them both in to feed SST chick, yesterday.Both parents have been feeding her,

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Royal Albatross ~ RoyalCam Chick Gets Banded! Beautiful Closeups Of Chick At Sunset! 💕 6.16.25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7tu9RKxzgk

Jun 16, 2025 #royalalbatross #albatross #newzealand
Enjoy some beautiful closeups of the Royalcam chick at 139 days old! Notice that on the top of her head, she is loosing that soft baby down and it looks like a little bald spot on her crown ♥ At 03:07 the rangers will band SSTrig right below the hill and recorded it. They also weighed her - she came in at 6.8kg.



Mom GLG leaving after another nice meal for her girl