In the vast canyons and rugged mountains of western North America, this immense shadow rides rising air with effortless calm. It feeds not by hunting, but by cleansing the land — consuming carrion that would otherwise linger, recycling life back into the ecosystem. What makes it extraordinary is its return from the brink — once nearly lost forever, it now soars again through careful protection, carrying a fragile hope on wings wider than any other land bird in the region. Silent, ancient, and enduring, a living testament to resilience in the sky.
California Condor 👇
