These are magnificent buzzards often mistake for a small airplane at a distance.
26lbs, 10 foot wingspan flying at 1000ft. They often cover more than 150miles per day looking for meat, gorging every 3-10 days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor
God put all the animals in our trust. We should endeavor to do the best we can.
1 posted on
02/04/2017 6:16:32 PM PST by
Mariner
2 posted on
02/04/2017 6:17:54 PM PST by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
To: Mariner
We have Golden Eagles, Bald Eagles and turkey buzzards a’plenty here at the Lake of the Ozarks all winter. Water is open. Fish can be found.
3 posted on
02/04/2017 6:20:54 PM PST by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Mariner
We have seen them while driving up the coat those things are hugh and have series wingspans
6 posted on
02/04/2017 6:27:23 PM PST by
al baby
(Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
To: Mariner
“condor advocates are reaching out to hunters in an education program that emphasizes the effects of lead ammunition on condors and wildlife generally”
Is this possible? How many lead bullets would it take to poison the wildlife?
7 posted on
02/04/2017 6:28:56 PM PST by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: Mariner
I have a hard time believing that enough animals are carrying around lead in them, to be this big of a problem.
Evidently studies prove me wrong, but it sure seems like a stretch.
8 posted on
02/04/2017 6:32:24 PM PST by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: Mariner
In their uphill battle for survival condors have struggled against habitat loss and eggshell thinning, but it is lead poisoning that poses the biggest continuing threat. Among the birds already in the wild, nine out of 10 have elevated lead levels. The primary source, scientists agree, is fragments of lead ammunition in the carrion they ingest. Unless their exposure to lead is reduced, condors are unlikely to achieve self-sufficiency. I call bullshirt.
9 posted on
02/04/2017 6:41:38 PM PST by
E. Pluribus Unum
(President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
To: Mariner
just in time for the tribulation times too-
23 posted on
02/04/2017 8:19:31 PM PST by
Bob434
To: fish hawk
To: Flycatcher
To: Mariner
I'm partial to Chilean Condors.
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