The rangers return and administer fluids and give QT her eleventh supplementary feeding so far this season. She was given electrolytes for hydration and 13 fish for lunch today! Providing supplementary food to chicks is important if a parent goes missing before the chick fledges. A chick may die of starvation otherwise as it takes two parents all their energy to raise one chick, and then they need a year off from breeding. Even though YRK is coming in frequently to feed QT, it is just not enough at this stage. Supplementary feedings can also occur even when both parents are actively feeding their chick if for some reason the parents do not bring back enough food for them to survive the winter.

If you would like to help support the efforts of the DOC in providing for the care of the albatross chicks here at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head, you can make a donation to their Givealittle page which enables the Otago Peninsula Trust to carry out its charitable conservation objectives. They have raised over $4,000 so far this season! Here is the donation link and thank you all for your support! [ Ссылка ]

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

Please join the official facebook group Royal Cam Albatross Group New Zealand for up to date information on the albatross family and to share information on albatross conservation, photos and comments! [ Ссылка ]

Courtesy of Dept of Conservation Royal Cam, Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head, New Zealand & Cornell Labs!

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