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Blue Curls (583) was named after a unique wildflower found in Big Sur: Trichostema lanatum, or "woolly blue curls". This was a flower beloved by our late crew leader, Mike Tyner. Blue Curls was indeed a bit of a "late bloomer". She was the last bird of her captive-bred cohort to be released and it took her awhile to follow her fellow juvenile condors out of the flight pen in Big Sur. When she finally took her first step outside of the flight pen, little Blue Curls (583) hop-flapped and skipped with her wings outstretched and headed up the slope to freedom! After she felt confident enough, she rose in jubilant circles and it was apparent that she had blossomed into an independent and excited young condor!
Blue Curls (583) had an aloof and solitary nature, sometimes eluding the watchful eyes of our staff when in transit between the Big Sur coastline and Pinnacles National Park. Still, she was comfortable feeding and socialized well with other condors, an important behavior for life in the wild. We saw qualities of a winner in Blue Curls and were sad to see her disappear.
Blue Curls (583) had an aloof and solitary nature, sometimes eluding the watchful eyes of our staff when in transit between the Big Sur coastline and Pinnacles National Park. Still, she was comfortable feeding and socialized well with other condors, an important behavior for life in the wild. We saw qualities of a winner in Blue Curls and were sad to see her disappear.
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