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Condor #87 circling home to Battleship Formation, Grand Canyon

Condor #87 soars above his confirmed nesting area, Battleship Formation, in the Grand Canyon. No. 87 is currently about 20 years old and lives in the Canyon with his mate, #280 (as of 2014). Condors were reintroduced to the Grand Canyon area (approx. 30 miles north) in December 1996.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Salvatore Lanzilotti