After Tiaki swallowed that large piece of fish/squid from LGK, she had a hard time with it and kept shaking her head. DOC ranger Theo came over to check on Tiaki - looking down her throat to make sure there was no obstruction and he massaged her throat. Sometimes the chicks are supplementary fed - the fish may stop part way down and it can be massaged down. Theo says that there was nothing to see but is keeping an eye on her. That meal will take quite a bit of digesting. Theo walks around and keeps an eye on Tiaki and also looks like he is searching for boluses and squid beaks. Thank you for watching!
Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk
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~~ LGL hatched in 2008 and is a 12 year female paired with LGK hatched in 2009 an 11 year male. They have been together since 2017 and became our Royalcam couple for the 2018/2019 season. Their first breeding season produced an egg but it later died. In 2019 their chick Karere fledged successfully. LGL laid her egg on Nov. 7th 2020. LGL/ LGK are the Royalcam couple for the 2020/21 season! The chick hatched on January 24th 2021.
Courtesy of Dept of Conservation Royal Cam, Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head, New Zealand & Cornell Labs
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