California Condor

Feel you, hannawacker.

Here's the thing, Gilma, and maybe I'm telling you something you already know. The California Condor is, technically, extinct. Years ago, conservationists captured all the birds alive in the wild, a low-low number, like a hundred or so, and started a breeding and release program. So now, there are a small but growing number of California Condors in the world, but they're still dependent on support from humans. At least to the degree that they can't be removed from the "extinct" list. This is why seeing one in the wild is always a cause for celebration, a reason to believe they're coming back ... this awe-inspiring bird, important in its own right, but also for its significance in native Anerican culture. Blah, blah, don't mean to be preachy. Sorry.

WOW!! Spent a life-time in California and never knew about this gorgeous Bird. And so close to home!! Thank you so much for sharing, hannawacker.

The California Condor has been a rare success story. Love it.

Always great to see a California Condor in the wild. Always. Thanks for sharing ... good news.