Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Captive breeding; Reintroduction; Raptors;
1976, (41 FR 187). Long recognized as a vanishing species (Cooper 1890, Koford 1953, Wilbur 1978), the California condor remains one ofthe world’s rarest and most imperiled vertebrate species. Despite intensive conservation...
History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Perching birds;
"General", William Finley's pet condor at his home in Oregon known as Jennings Lodge. "He loved to sit, with wings spread wide to the sun and watching life on the river. Almost daily a turkey-vulture sailed overhead, turning to look...
History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Perching birds; Photography;
A California condor perching in one of its favorite old pines just above the nest site near Los Angeles. Part of Finley and Bohlman's 1906 hand painted glass slide series of condors
History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Perching birds; Photography;
A condor perching on a dead snag above its nesting site near Los Angeles. "The old pine where the condor perched had fallen to decay. An automobile road now curves up the mountain above Eaton Canyon. The condor family pictured in these pages...
A FWS biologist is observing a condor in captivity at the Patuxent Research Refuge. The California condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world, with a wing span of more than nine feet. Condors can soar and glide for hours without...
History; Birds; Birds of prey; Endangered species; Photography;
A pair of Californian condors near their nest site in Los Angeles. This is a hand painted glass slide by Finley and Bohlman as pair of their condor series in 1906. "The female of this pair was shot by a collector in 1908, and offered for sale...
History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Photography;
A rare action shot during the era this photograph was taken. Finley and Bohlman capture a condor in flight just before landing on a favorite old pine of the condor for perching. Part of Finley and Bohlmans 1906 hand painted glass slide series of...