Turkey Vulture by danob
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Description
The Turkey Vulture is a member of the New World vultures, and some recent research suggests they are in fact more closely related to Storks than to
The bird of prey family.. Some curious factors come into play with this, First they can smell unlike like Old world vultures, and appear to urinate or defecate on their legs to keep cool, which makes them white. I also had to smile when I read they make a nest under a bush!!
The body feathers are mostly brownish-black, but the flight feathers on the wings appear to be silvery-grey beneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The adult's head is small in proportion to its body and is red in colour with few to no feathers. It also has a relatively short, hooked, ivory-coloured beak. The irises of the eyes are grey-brown; legs and feet are pink-skinned, though typically stained white. The eye has a single incomplete row of eyelashes on the upper lid and two rows on the lower lid.
Thanks again for taking time to look and any comments you care to make
Comments (60)
stuart83
Superb capture in flight, wonderful detail
shirell
He looks so serenely powerful! Fantastic shot, Danny!
sharky_
Outstanding capture in flight. Aloha
Sylvia
~Miracle of Nature~ Thanks for your always Interesting Info... OUTSTANDING!! ^5^
ledwolorz
Amazing capture.
artaddict2
Not the nicest looking of birds but your capture of grace and elegance is first class Danny.
carlx
Fantastic vulture portrait!!!
rockstrider
I love the POV and flight angle here Danny! Excellent deatails and timing mate!
durleybeachbum
What an interesting bird, thankyou for all that info! A super pic as usual!!
Gor111
A fabulous capture of this Turkey in motion! Wonderfully taken!!!
Marcel-P
Great capture of the moment!
aquablue
Nice capture ! not easy to take with a focal Length of 400 mm !!!
tallpindo
I have never thought before of how turkey vultures are different from other vultures. My interest has been in distinguishing their flight from that of hawks as they soar high above the roads at rush hour rather than flying through the tree branches after squirrels.
bugatti
Nice. I tried several times to take a good shot at those things, but evidently I don't have your esperience, or patience ...
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and very imposing photo Daniel.....!!!!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent photography and capture, outstanding image..
NekhbetSun
My favorite bird ! ...I know, I'm weird :o) ...excellent capture !!!!!!!!
Mondwin
Great focus and beauty capture...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
romanceworks
A marvelous capture of a most interesting bird. CC
G_Mansco
A splendid capture ;O)
iaacf
The American kalkoen gier .. or turkey vulture in English.. beautiful capture.
KarmaSong
Wonderful capture and great dof to enhance the impressive flight of this vulture. A brilliant photo, as always!
e-brink
Superb shot. Amazing!
npauling
A lovely angle for this great shot.
erlandpil
Very good shot erland
virginiese
Amazing shot ! Love the dof !
tizjezzme
I've been seeing quite a few of these around here these past couple of years. I've tried capturing them many times, but never came close to anything as wonderful as this. This is great.
nongo
I'll bet they smell pretty strong with those white legs?????? Whew... incredible capture!!!!!!
mps
Excellent shot.
CavalierLady
Absolutely perfect capture and terrific DOF!! We were told at an exhibition that they are very beneficial creatures because if an animal dies of rabies, they of course prevent anyone else from getting and seem to absorb all they eat and never catch the disease or spread it to others. Great shot of this vul....oh heck...buzzard! :)