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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2025 10:53 by Petra Clayton
- Harmony--Old Creamery Rd/Harmony Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.0215926&<ll...>,-121.0215926 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246817014 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Most recent eBird report of this species at this eBird hotspot: 10/21/2024
Long, broad wings with "finger" extensions at the tip and a distinctive black and white underside-wing pattern with a white triangle in the front half of the under-wing and black in the back. Reddish head seems to indicate an adult.
Click on the image below for a Flickr video clip, showing how the condor soars without rocking and only flapping once:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jack-petra-clayton/54568449884/in/dateposted-public/" title="California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Harmony, CA"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/54568449884_e1e3e86ee0_z.jpg" alt="California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Harmony, CA" /></a>"
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