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[lupinelady]

Lani and Lori- ty for posting updates on Pippa. I've been fascinated with this cam and wish there was a way to get info on their nesting habits, growth on the baby and so on. Do you guys know how often the baby gets fed? Also when do their feathers come in. I don't remember when Pippa hatched but I don't see feathers yet. How far do the parents range food? Is the food digested by them or do they feed whole fish to the baby? I can't see. Ty again.

[LORIDAVIS]

Lupinelady, thanks for watching!  Below are the links for information on the Albatross answering all of your questions.  Very interesting    Start on page 1 of the forum Albatross thread I started for Pippa's hatch date and all she went through before being returned to the nest.  Very cool!  Enjoy!



Live cam and more info https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/royal-albatross/
or youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9XNKQY4tQc&feature=emb_logo
Royal Cam is a 24-hour live stream of a Northern Royal Albatross nest during the breeding season at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on the southeast tip of New Zealand's South Island.

The season of 2019/2020 has seen the Royal Cam once again move up the hill. Now at Top Flat Track our new pair is OGK (banded Orange, Green, Black) a 21 year old male and YRK (banded Yellow, Red, Black) and 25 year old female. YRK laid the egg on 14 November 2019.

This season the live stream has partnered with Cornell Bird Lab. There are some new features including a trial of night vision and the ability to pan the camera at the rangers discretion.

More info on families and Albatross
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/albatrosses/royal-albatross-toroa/royal-cam/
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/albatrosses/royal-albatross-toroa/

[lupinelady]

Lori- ty for the info- I've saved it to read later. The first time I saw a huge ship go by I was amazed. Birds were unfazed though.

[Lani]

Thanks Lori for the info. I love seeing the boat go by!

Hi Lupinelady, i love this albatross family too. 

[T40cfr403]

Royal Cam Albatross ~ DOC Ranger Sharyn Does A Visual Check On OGK's Leg Today! 5.31.20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuZ22_clesQ

[LORIDAVIS]

A Royal Departure In New Zealand!!! It was only a matter of time!
Atawhai, the star chick of the Northern Royal Albatross cam, took her first flight on the morning of September 16.



There were no surprises here?all signs indicated a green light for takeoff. At 230 days post-hatch, Atawhai was a bit younger than the average fledgling (240 days), but she met a standard pre-fledge weight of 17.4 pounds (7.9 kg). Favorable winds may have also played a role into her departure, as the intrepid youngster looked every bit the part during hover practice this past week. Farewell, young Atawhai!

Thanks To Our Cam Partners: Even though Atawhai decided to fledge away from the cam's view, these past 9 months were filled with memories that we won't soon forget. The 2019?2020 breeding season marked the first in what we hope will be a long and fruitful partnership between the Cornell Lab and New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC), who manage the Northern Royal Albatross colony at the Taiaroa Head Nature Reserve.

What's Next For Atawhai: The young albatross will now navigate the Pacific Ocean on a multi-year journey. Her next stop on land will be her return to the breeding colony at Taiaroa Head. DOC rangers report that she'll start by foraging off the east coast of New Zealand's South Island before taking the long 5,600 mile (9,000 km) journey to one of the richest areas of marine life in the world, the continental shelf of western South America. Royal Albatross fledglings spend 4?10 years at sea before they return to their natal area to breed. Perhaps she'll one day be the parent of a future nestling on the Royal cam!

Once YRK and OGK (the adult breeding pair featured on this year's cam) return to find their fledgling gone, they will switch gears to building up energy for the next breeding attempt. Because it takes so much time and effort to raise a single chick, Adult Northern Royal Albatross take a year-long break after a successful breeding attempt. The birds need the extra time to get into breeding condition again after spending up to 8 months constantly tending to their nestling.

New Royal Family Coming Soon: We?re planning to live-stream another Royal Albatross nest when the 2020?2021 season begins in December. Until then, the Royal Cam will remain live 24/7 so you can enjoy the windswept New Zealand scenery and glimpse albatrosses passing by.
Chick Atawhai Feels The Winds Beneath Her Wings On Morning Of Fledge https://youtu.be/G9TG_b1-UGM

[LORIDAVIS]

Royal Albatross (LGL & GLG) have now laid eggs. Eggs weigh approx. 400g when laid & 300g at hatching.  Daily egg checks now occur for the 79 day incubation period.

Laying egg yesterday

Dad visits & see's egg first time today!


https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/royal-albatross/

[LORIDAVIS]

Royal Cam Albatross New Zealand Great news! We have a pip today in LGK/LGL's egg!



Royal Cam Albatross ~ Royalcam LGK/LGL's Egg Has Pipped! Taken To Incubator To Hatch!https://youtu.be/uxdsV6nNZwE via ladyhawk
Great news! We have a pip today in LGK/LGL's egg! The rangers have now taken the egg to hatch in an incubator! The rangers have sprayed peppermint oil on the nest to prevent flystrike.An albatross egg can take up to 6 days to hatch so during this time the egg is completely safe in the incubator. Once the chick hatches, it will be returned to the incubating parent! Very eggciting to know we will be welcoming a new little white fluffball very soon! Thank you for watching!

~~ LGL hatched in 2008 and is a 12 year female paired with LGK hatched in 2009 an 11 year male. They have been together since 2017 and became our Royalcam couple for the 2018/2019 season. Their first breeding season produced an egg but it later died. In 2019 their chick Karere fledged successfully. LGL laid her egg on Nov. 7th 2020. LGL/ LGK are the Royalcam couple for the 2020/21 season!
Courtesy of Dept of Conservation Royal Cam, Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head, New Zealand & Cornell Lab.

[LORIDAVIS]

 RoyalCam Albatross New Zealand Chick News!!!

Chick hatches & is returned to LGK (Dad) & Nest. Congrats to LGK & LGL!!!


Shimmy shimmy ko ko pop (must a "Dad" thing) 


Royal Cam Albatross ~ RoyalCam Chick Hatches & Is Returned to LGK & Nest! 1.24.21
https://youtu.be/qR9mAeEKI_Mvia ladyhawk
Welcome to the world little albatross chick!! After hatching in an incubator, Ranger Julia returns the little one to the nest. She sprays with an insect repellent to prevent fly strike and then lets LGK sees his new baby! Congratulations to LGL and LGK and to the entire DOC team and to all the viewers!!

The #RoyalCam egg update January 23rd ~ chick is making wonderful progress using their egg tooth to chip away at the shell, in the safety of the incubator. Chicks  are vulnerable to fly-strike at this stage too.

During the hatching process rangers can use albatross sounds to help stimulate the chick. 

Juvenile Albatross Drop-by nest? it is party season!!

The juveniles gathered well into the evening ? despite LGK?s 'protests'.  A lot of fun to watch. They are so cute, they look like a bunch of girls so happy to see a new baby coming!  I have seen this several times. 

[LORIDAVIS]

Lori why do they put the egg in an incubator?
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Good question Peep, here is my edited answer for you from Cornell... 
Northern Royal Albatross face many threats related to habitat loss, rising temperatures, and invasive species. They are designated as an ?At Risk? species in New Zealand and are listed as endangered. Because of their delicate situation, a number of conservation measures have been put in place to help improve the nest success of the albatross at the Taiaroa Head Nature Reserve?home to the only mainland colony of albatross in the Southern Hemisphere.

One threat that all Royal Albatross chicks are particularly vulnerable to is infestation by fly larvae?known as ?fly strike??during the hatching process. Chicks may take up to 6 days to hatch, and flies can quickly take advantage of a helpless hatchling during that period, often with fatal results. To remove the risk of fly strike during hatching, DOC rangers now carefully transport all pipping albatross eggs to hatch in an incubator.
After 5-6 days in the incubator, the chick will hatch and be swiftly returned to the nest to be cared for and fed by the parent?but the danger isn?t over yet. Fly strike remains a risk for up to two weeks after hatching. During this critical period, viewers will see DOC rangers make frequent checks at the nest to inspect for signs of fly strike and monitor the chick for healthy weight.
more info on www.allaboutbirds.org/

Here is the little one 3 hours ago I found on rewind, trying to get a pic of little one today!  The rangers were there taking weight it appears.  Here is a gif. 

[LORIDAVIS]

Royal Cam Albatross New Zealand, LGL (Mom) returns and see's her chick for the first time!

Gif recap  LGL-{Mom} gets home last night, says hi to LGK- {Dad}, they do a little "preening" kisses and then she sees her chick for the first time!

Typically the female lays the egg and then leaves for several weeks to help restore her body condition after producing the egg. The male takes the first incubation shift, then they trade off after that.

Royal Cam Albatross ~ LGL Returns At Midnight! Sees Her Chick First Time Sweet Change Over https://youtu.be/tFink3F6cpI via lady hawk
After being at sea for 7 days, LGL returns just after midnight! It is a bit unusual to see a change over in the middle of the night but the albatross do fly at night if the winds are favorable (which they were!). She greets LGK and they spend some time preening one another. She did not know that her chick had hatched and see gets a surprise peek at 5:58 ♥♥ LGK was not quite ready to give up his brooding, but finally we have the change over at 8:48 ♥♥ LGL looks down at her new little bundle for some time before she shimmies down. LGK departs to the right for his time at sea hunting now. Thank you for watching!

[LORIDAVIS]

Royal Cam Albatross little one gets first breakfast By Mom



Royal Cam Albatross ~ Wonderful First Feeding By Mom (LGL)https://youtu.be/ss4qjAaion0
LGL gives her new chick a great feeding this morning! It is such a tender moment to watch how patient she is with this wee one!

[LORIDAVIS]

Hello Forum Friends!!! This is a couple snips from the Cornell Labs year of 2020 video (link below).  Out of all of their cams, I see that I am a regular fan of most of them;  Royal Albatross ((Pippa)), Bermuda Cahow, White Tailed Tropic Bird,  Hellgate Ospreys ((Iris)),  Cornell Red Tailed Hawks ((Big Red & Arthur)), American Kestrels, & a couple feeder cams. This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL video





Cornell Labs Bird Cams: Best Of 2020https://youtu.be/KdmZKgSEB9w

2020 was a challenging year, when many of us found solace in nature during a difficult time. As the landscape of our daily lives shifted, birds provided a sense of normalcy in a changing world. Let's take a moment to review some of the best moments from the Cornell Lab's Bird Cams in 2020.
Watch the cams live at www.allaboutbirds.org/cams

[PeepSpy]

From Samantha Eye 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1365406311765192709

https://twitter.com/i/status/1365417679474065410

[LORIDAVIS]

Goodnight little one, SED's!!! 

New Zealand Albatross Family