Turkey Vulture Soaring
A turkey vulture soaring near the Potomac at Great Falls Park. I thought it was a black vulture, only zooming the photo showed me the red head characteristic of the turkey vulture. One of the two big...
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A turkey vulture and a black vulture standing on the ground. These large carrion eating raptors were photographed on near Chincoteague on the eastern shore of Virginia. The turkey vulture has a reddish...
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A soaring turkey vulture rides the thermals near the Potomac River at Great Falls Park in Virginia. The vultures seem to concentrate at Great Falls, I suppose a lot of fish are killed or injured when...
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A turkey vulture gliding on an updraft in an overcast sky. This vulture was photographed near the Potomac River in Great Falls Park. Vultures often soar on the thermals there and I was lucky that day...
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California Condor Soaring
A California condor at the Grand Canyon. A mule had died a day earlier and many carrion birds were soaring or resting in the area. Shot with a Nikon Coolpix 4300.
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California Condor resting
A California condor at the Grand Canyon. The same one was shot from further away. Its pink crop is visible. We saw it when descending Kaibab trail. Shot with a Nikon Coolpix 4300.
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Caifornia Condor
A California condor at the Grand Canyon. I didn’t realize before we went that there were condors in the canyon. One of the ubiquitous mules had died and the condors and other carrior birds were...
View ArticleBlack Vulture
A black vulture, the kind of bird we called buzzards when I was growing up. This vulture was photographed near Chincoteague in the eastern shore of Virginia. Shot with a Nikon Coolpix L5
View ArticleFlock of Black Vultures Sunning
Near a creek where a large flock of black vultures assemble to bath, many can be seen sunning themselves. Shot with a Nikon D80 and an 18-55mm lens in Cockeysville, MD
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