Once on the verge of extinction, the California condor population is slowly back on the rise. Conservationist and nature photographer Ian Shive Photography visits Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge to document the ongoing recovery efforts. —> Discovery.com/cacondor #californiacondor #wildlife #conservation #natureinfocus | Discovery

998K views · 5.7K reactions | 捻 Why do people say “dodo bird”? We don’t say moa bird. Or chicken bird. Or California condor bird. Sounds ridiculous, right? So let’s settle this once and for all. It’s just dodo. Cool dodo. Cute dodo. Cuddly dodo. Call it anything you want… as long as it’s not “dodo bird.” We shall consider this settled. | Colossal Biosciences | Facebook

Check out this video of the female California Condor feeding the one-day-old chick! You can even hear the chick vocalizing (first call at -1:34) on the crisp on cam audio. Keep watching at AllAboutBirds.org/Condors | Bird Cams

The California Condor Cam is back for 2022, focusing on a new nest in Tom's Canyon featuring #462 (male) and #846 (female). Their egg started pipping today, and is expected to hatch in the next 24-48 hours! Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors #462 was wild-hatched in 2008 by foster parents, male #247 and female #79 out of a Huttons Bowl nest, the same territory featured in last year's Condor Cam. #462 has nested twice before in 2018 and 2020; both times in Tom's Canyon with previous mate, fe