Saturday, January 10, 2026

Big Bird

When we visited Argentina many years ago my husband and son took a bus trip to see Andean condors. I opted out because it was a very long trip. When they returned they said they viewed the condors flying hundreds of feet above and they looked like sparrows from that distance. 

https://tilbageidanmark.tumblr.com/post/805217909113765888/peruvian-condor

2 comments:

  1. Dan Merrick8:02 am

    I can't decide if this is AI or a person in a condor suit. The head and neck never move and those thick legs. I'm leaning towards a small person in a costume. I've spent time in Bolivia and Peru and have never head of anybody getting close to a condor. I have been close to condors in California. Once when rock climbing at Pinnacles Nation Park I accidentally got within about 50 feet of one, it was accustomed to people and didn't really react to me.

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  2. Thanks. Now I don’t know what to think. There are other online photos of condors with humans and I assumed they were rescued when they were chicks.

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