Royal Albatross ~ Plateau Chick Displays TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR Showing He Is Boss! Skycall ♫ 5.3.26

The video opens with Plateau chick listening to the whee's of a neighbor chick getting fed by a parent. He then will emit a beautiful double skycall showing his maturing voice but with still enough baby vocals in there. Lovely to hear ♫ The non breeders are still around the colony but they will be departing soon to head back to the coast of South America. Plateau leaves his nest and he heads towards a couple of these non breeders with clacks showing he is boss of this nest territory! We do not normally see this sort of behaviour from the chicks but it is not unheard of either. Finally Plateau will head back to his nest and he stumbles and face plants and seems to be stuck in a hole again. Plateau chick rights himself and settles back down on his nest panting from the over excitement! ♥ Thank you for watching! Read more about the work the rangers do with the toroa here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/albatrosses/royal-albatross-toroa/royal-cam/rangers-work-for-royal-albatross/ Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk Please join the official facebook group Royal Cam Albatross Group New Zealand for up to date information on the albatross family and to share information on albatross conservation, photos and comments! https://www.facebook.com/groups/991026361293354/ Courtesy of Dept of Conservation Royal Cam, Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head, New Zealand Watch the livestream here: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/royal-albatross/