The Royal Albatross cam has also gotten a new star, who hatched January 24th. Here are a few screenshots I got of the chick just now.
I think this is dad at the nest with the chick right now, but other than the colour combinations on their leg bands, the parents look the same. This is a different pair than last season's, as these birds only breed every other year.
The chick is fed by regurgitation, but you can't really see any of what it's being fed in case you're worried about how gross it may look. Which is not very at all. The little one is so cute you kind of forget until it sticks its head inside the parent's beak for snacks, lol.
Time for a nap. At this point the chick stays under the parent except for feedings and when the parents switch brooding shifts, and since this colony is carefully monitored by more than just camera, as the Royal Albatross is an endangered bird, the chick is also regularly weighed and given a health check at the nest by rangers, under the parents' supervision.
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