An untagged juvenile condor with wings outstretched and legs akimbo aborts a landing in late afternoon sunshine with clouds in the background

An untagged wild fledged juvenile California condor aborts a landing in the late afternoon earlier this week.

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A juvenile California condor standing on top of a volcanic spire, looking to the right, sporting a yellow vinyl wing tag with an underlined black "38" painted on it - the bird's "forever" id tag, allowing biologists to identify the bird from afar.

California condor 1238, a wild fledge from a nest in the park in 2023, sporting his "forever" tag that he received 3 weeks ago, hanging out in the High Peaks yesterday afternoon.

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An untagged juvenile condor soaring with the late afternoon sun highlight the leading edges of its wings, with volcanic rock formations in the background.

From a couple of weeks ago, one of 2024's wild fledged untagged juveniles flying around the High Peaks area with the late afternoon sunshine illuminating the leading edges of those tag free wings.

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