Half an hour covering the 3 painful days that I'd been saving till I could summon up the energy and frame of mind to "attack" a video. I never did see the poor little mite get a solid morsel.
@@fidelaromo6705 no it was not most of time opposite the mother but blind yes : its eyes don't open correctly and look weird moreover being red :D. And it was several times in the right place to get fed if it had been the parents' idea but the mother pushed its head down to clear the way to sibling mouth. On day 3, it had lost its shiny pink color.
For those wondering, Albinism does in fact cause very poor vision in all affected individuals due to the lack of melanin. The eyes and skin are extremely sensitive to sunlight. The chick may not have been able to see more than blurs of color and his mama was so large that it may have been very difficult for him to detect any movement when she attempted to bring food to him. Sunlight would’ve likely been blinding for him making it difficult to see (I have photophobia/ eyes extremely sensitive to bright light aswell so I actually know what this looks and feels like firsthand and it’s not fun). I suspect the color of his beak has a lot to do with why his mama didn’t attempt to feed him more when he was stronger in the beginning (later it was also due to being weak and not as in her face about asking for food). The color of the beak and mouth can often be a big thing encouraging some birds to feed their offspring and it’s how some birds help to distinguish their own babies from brood parasites so his pink beak being so different from his siblings black beaks may not have helped his situation any. I would keep an eye on this mating pair as Albinism is genetic and if these two continue to pair in the future it’s not unlikely that they’ll hatch another Albino chick or two in seasons to come. If that happens, consider reaching out to some researchers or zoos because I don’t think an Albino Osprey is a common occurrence and someone might be interested in going in to manually remove the Albino Chick from the nest to hand rear it and potentially have it be used in educational programs as a species ambassador (as of course an albino would never survive in the wild).
I've only just seen your informative comment. I have to tell you that this nestcam is nothing to do with me and I am sure that there are Spanish experts monitoring it. I record the stream from here in London, I saved this footage for a long time before I could bear to edit it, it was so painful 😔
thank you for posting this. i watched this little baby in real time, as he lived his short life. he was so beautiful. but you could tell from the moment he hatched that he wasn’t as strong as the other chicks. bless him 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
That strange lump on the back of it's head seems is a deformity, like part of it's brain grew out of it's cranium. No way it could live for long. More merciful it died fast. Though mostly fish eaters, the parent osprey would probably then feed it to siblings. No meat is wasted in nature.
Red eyes. That’s not leucism. That’s an a true albino. Blind. Birds have a very poor sense of smell. No way to find the food, and no reason to feed it. That would waste precious resources.
That albino chick is blind I think...it rarely fixes on his parents. Its beak is always in the wrong spot even tho he doesn't get much love. But, man his parents are such prodigious fish catchers it's a shame to die in the midst of those fish feasts.
@Leon Warvie That's amazing. They are so rare and fortunately, unlike many animal species who are not given much less of a chance in the wild (save for the white squirrels who've been living at Trinity Bellwoods for generations!), those who are human and albino can be cherished and loved and supported to overcome their challenges, such as you and your family have done for/with your niece, who, it sounds like, has thrived and become an artist, which is difficult enough for someone who has average sight! Talent is talent, and hard-work and opportunity will nurture talent to thrive.
I'm albino and I have the wobbly eyes. I think if it grew up and fledged, then it would have starved to death.....because it would not be able to see well enough to catch fish. They should have taken it and raised it by hand. Then if would have had a happy life as a show bird which could be free flown and be educational for a wildlife park or bird of prey center.
If Birdcenter seeking donation but not helping such small birds ( chicks) in need, what's the purpose of accumulating the donations? That small chick could have been lifted for few days till it is rejuvenated and placed in nest again.
There was no saving this bird. He would've grown up to be a big expensive fancy dinner for a predator if they invested money into him 😢 he literally cannot see to grab a bite of food, he's blind
@@Taka_neko Если бы этого птенца увидел Человек, а не это недоразумение, которое собирает лайки и донаты, то забрал бы из гнезда и выкормил, не дав погибнуть.
It's a shame that the albino chicks don't reach adult stage and die as chicks.. Just picture a pure white osprey in your head, that would be so beautiful.. Albino birds are unique and special. I wonder if the parents didn't recognize it because of the color. 😔
The albino chick was both blind and deaf, and was not able to orient itself to its parents as they fed. That put it at an extreme disadvantage - notice that the other chicks would face their parents, hold their mouths open toward them, and even reach for the food as it was being held out. The parents feed the ones that participate effectively and don't keep up with "turns" - who was fed last or which chick got the least/most. If a chick is not able to help itself well enough it eventually misses out more and more, weakens, and finally dies. There was an effort by the parents to feed the chick - but the normal chicks interfered and ended up with the food. This is instinctive on the chicks part and is why there is sibling rivelry.
I watched as the poor thing was facing parent with mouth open and parents wouldn’t give it any bites! They starved it to death, wildlife can be very cruel! There are eagle nests that the parents will make sure the youngest does get food, definitely not in this case at all 😢
that's why it's a pity that no one intervened and took the chick away, it would even make it easier for its parents to feed the rest of the chicks. On the other hand, it is possible that such chicks are almost impossible to feed in captivity
Poor, little guy. The parents probably didn't feed him/her because of the color absence, or they sensed a difference that it wouldn't survive. With our cats, the females always abandon the albino kittens, and even with human intervention, we've yet to have one make it beyond a week or two.
I never heard that before but I had a wild cat that gave birth to an albino kitten and she abandoned it. I heard it crying from my window and I took it in. Best cat I ever had. She was something.
@@c.mckenzie2155 That's great to hear! Apparently ours were never fully developed. They'd each eat, but couldn't digest, even with tummy rubs like the mother cat gives by licking to help process the milk. Glad yours made it!
The poor thing was too weak to eat. Nestlings have to demand food or the parents won't feed them, no matter what their condition is. The little fellow looked blind as well.
Sadly it looks like the little chick had issues.. The mom was trying so hard to feed it, but the baby couldn't even reach it. Sadly the little one was a weak baby.. Rip little one.
SO, she's got to stay healthy , to feed her chick , she's more important than they are without mom , all die , who do you think you are a , mom or bird expert ?
Never seen birds of prey be regurgitators to their chicks. They feed their fresh hot kills in ripped up pieces to the chicks, or scavenged carrion kill ripped directly off the carcass part they can carry to the nest.
Well yeah, that is true in this case but really means nothing to the ospreys. If the baby is too small, weak or struggling, the parent bird usually will not waste effort or food to feed a chick that appears it will fail. The stronger chicks will be favored to insure best survival for the brood. Nothing to do about whiteness, it's about natural selection.
It was deformed bro. The second the Mother leaves, it was going to die, even if it was an adult. A deaf and blind bird has no chance of survival whatsoever. And she knew that.
Okay no wait,...What's wrong with her?,....W/how bad those feedings were, ide say she's gotta be going blind. I'm amazed she found a mate😦 ,....we're there any survivors at all from this nest? No seriously, im surprised she could feed herself let alone those other 2 poor babies😧
What are you talking about? The mom is not an albino, she’s normal, that’s why she found a mate. The only albino here is that 3rd chick which died shortly after it hatched. Are you new to nest cams?
@@fidelaromo6705 Yep, it seems cruel to most humans and I understand that, but we can’t ascribe human traits to other animals, especially birds. Even if the chick had somehow survived to fledging, chances are he wouldn’t have survived for long, albinism is a recessive genetic trait that is deleterious with high mortality rates.
He is wright in a way. The osprey mother is obviously inexperienced since she is relaying more on the chicks to see her beak than on her ability to fill theirs. She is just pushing the food into their heads and if by chance there is their beak and they catch strongly enough they get the food. She is acting like is as blind as that little misfortunate chick. Clearly her first experience...
@@silvermainecoons3269 yes I am new,...my statements were directed towards her inability to see where to feed the chicks,...did you watch it ALL the way through? I love raptors,....nonetheless this was frustrating to watch ! ....I genuinely saw this as a concern for her well being & her chicks too. After seeing her shove the food to the point of the chicks necks being bent backwards,& that's if she was lucky enough to serve a bite with in the vicinity of there mouths...not because she's dumb but possibly experiencing some (👈putting it kindly)deterioration with her vision
It's not a beneficial mutation. The chick was likely blind or had very poor eyesight. An ospreys eyesight is much better than a humans eyesight, it's extremely important to their survival. It wouldve never been able to hunt on its own and would've lived a very sad life.
ITS NOT ABOUT THE BIRDS. RARE ALBINO CHICK HATCHES AND ITS NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED. THIS PAGE CLEARLY HAS ITS EYES ON SOMETHING ELSE MORE IMPORTANT. NOT ABOUT LIFE.
Escucho la tala de árboles. Esas aves quedarán indefensas. Las manos negras están con los gobiernos. Les permiten esa aberración insostenible. Los koalas esos hermosos animalitos se extinguirán. Los precidenciable no deberían darles tanto poder. Así pare la tala de bosques en el mundo. 😢😢😢😢
The mother bird intentionally excludes the weakest offspring from the ration. That's for hetrself first and it's a way for the rest of the cubs to live. Creatures go in the direction of optimizing.
Storks do that. Either parent stork usually picks out smallest/weakest chick to preemptively kill it. Sometimes at random even a bigger heathier chick is gored, yanked around and then tossed out of the nest. Random cruelty for no observable reason. Storks are brutal.
WHY THIS CHANNEL DID NOTHING TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE ALBINO CHICK ONLY SHOWS EVERYONE WHAT THIS PAGE IS ABOUT. ITS NOT ABOUT THE BIRDS. I'll leave it there yal know the rest!!!. 😠 Poor little albino chick didn't have to die.. 😓
I doubt human intervention would have done much to save this chick. it's albinism means it will have poor eyesight, no camouflage, and weak feathers due to lack of melanin. Even healthy ospreys are known to do very poorly in captivity as well so this one stands even less of a chance. It just got unlucky the poor thing.
As per @Shanta Kidd's reply... plus, it's quite possible that human intervention might have resulted in the death of the other chicks, with the parents deserting the nest due to the intrusion. There are very strict laws governing raptor nests - permission to intervene is more likely to be given if the problem was caused by humans in the first place - like discarded fishing line tangling a bird, or plastic waste on a nest causing injury. It's difficult for children, watching nature in the raw 💜
@@scyllabub The rarity of that bird would have justified intervention. Other than a few self righteous twirps, everyone would gladly take the chance to see that bird make it to adult-hood, even if it meant taking it from the nest. Stop treating it as "just another bird."
The Urdaibai Bird Center missed some good opportunities with this albino chick! They could have removed and studied it or given to a raptor rehabilitation facility! To let it die without intervening WAS WRONG!
You can´t judge those people behind a computer or laptop or whatever, interference is not always the best solution, you should do more research and less bark.
@@FairladyS130 Are we not animals? We have every right to. You think nothing about killing a steer for beef, or cutting down a tree for lumber, but you want to take some moral highroad over saving a baby osprey? Give me a break.