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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2014-02-06 12:38 pm

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Hawaiian albatross chick cam! As I was watching, the parent sitting on it stood up to preen, so I got a glance at the chick.

ETA: SOmeone operating the cam noticed the adult standing and zoomed in on the chick. I got a screenshot:




Also, it's SNOWING here. Actual BIG FLUFFY FLAKES, some of which are made of actual SIX-SIDED FLAKES! All y'all north of here are rolling your eyes, but that just doesn't happen here. We get ice pellets or those teeny flakes that don't look like much of anything.

Anyway, driving was an adventure. I'te not bad near the house, but near work it's worse. I almost slid through a stoplight, and on the way home--I was worried about conditions later in the day, so opted to work from home for the afternoon--I slid into the curb at a stop sign.

[identity profile] tavella.livejournal.com 2014-02-06 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw! Still looks wet from the shell. And this led me to google a bit, and it turns out that Wisdom, the Laysan albatross who is the oldest known wild bird in the world, has hatched another healthy chick!

http://usfwspacific.tumblr.com/post/75722624412/the-first-family-photo-wisdom-and-her-newest-chick

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2014-02-06 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Nifty! :D Thanks for the link!