Re: Ziemeļu karaliskie albatrosi Jaunzēlandē 2025/2026

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Diena bez vecākiem.



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Mazulītis pārsvarā guļ.

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Izkustina spārniņus.
Spārniņos jau redzamas melnās spalvas.

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Pēc mirkļa kamera pagriežas un tad attēls nemainīgs,
kurā varam vērot nogāzi ar garo zāli.

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Ostas kamerā redzamas visas ligzdas.

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Pagaidām attēls nemainās.

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Bērns ir tik netīrs un ļoti nepareizi, ka tāds kļuvis nevis sevi aizstāvot no pusaudžu albatrosiem, bet gan svēršanas laikā.

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Ik pa laiciņam mēģina sevi tīrīt.

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Atkal knibina pūciņas.

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Bērns runā ar atnākušo vecāku.

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Mammīte.

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Īsa barošanas reize.

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Bērns vēl lūdzas.

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Barošana tomēr beigusies.

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Jauniešiem kārtējā tikšanās.

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Bērns atkal viens.

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Bērns vēl guļ.

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Izvingrina spārniņus.

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Un atkal mēģina tīrīt savu apģērbu.

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Ligzda tukša.

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Bērns izgājis pastaigā.

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Tālāk šoreiz neies.

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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
Royalcam News
The chick was not weighed today, he weighed 7.25kg. The average weight of a 89-day old male is 6.8kg. Three weeks ago, he was 6.2kg and last week he was 7.25kg and above average on both weigh days.

Track the chick's weight: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... ks-weight/

The chick had been fed 5 times by both parents since the last update, 2 times by WYL and 3 times by BOK. As the chick gets bigger longer trips will need to be taken as the parents need to provide enough food for a growing chick and themselves.


WYLs GPS update: Over the last 7 days WYL has been back to the headland 2 times and has stayed much closer than recent foraging trips.



BOK’s GPS update: over the last 7 days BOK has returned to the headland 3 and stayed relatively close to the headland, heading mainly in a southerly direction.

Chicks become defensive when not brooded by their parents. The best way of defending itself after clacking with its beak is to throw up oil. The oil puts off would be or perceived attackers but also means the chick loses nutrients and waterproofing of the down. They can also be nervous when handled and it can take some time for them to get used to the weekly weighing in the post guard stage. This is especially true of males and when they are not quite big enough to be handled by the bill. The dirt and oil will disappear in time due to rain, preening and feather growth. The feathers are growing through under the down now.