Slowly but surely it's time to say goodbye. Just 3 more weeks before departure to my sabbatical year "On vulture's wings around the world"!
That's why I like to visit my favourite Eurasian Griffon Vultures in the Zoo of Duisburg some more time. And today I saw them having a tasty carrion go!
Especially the 174 days old Eurasian Griffon Vulture girl gorged on carrion as if she did not eat for some weeks!
Some magpies tried to steal some little pieces of meat.
Vulture-daddy on the left seemed to be very weak. It's so sad to see him more and more decrepit. And I badly fear he will not be here anymore when I will come home next year :-(((
Beautiful Griffon girl.
Vulture-daddy.
What an amazing beauty! Not even half a year old...
A big surprise was waiting for me at the enclosure of the separated vultures...
...they were very busy collecting the best nesting material!!!
All the time they were collecting clumps of grass or breaking off little bamboo branches. Did they start building their first nest???
In the meantime vulture-mommy mixed with the
Marabou colony.
Marabous...
And for once I would like to present a new
"Special Guest" I never saw before: A cute Pelican chick!!!
So white and fluffy...
Very cute: Loudly yawning to the camera!
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