Andean condor by goodoleboy
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Maria may like this.
Captured back on 3/13/10, at the beautiful Griffith Park/Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, California.
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor has a maximum wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) exceeded only by the wingspans of four seabirds/water birds—the roughly 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) maximum of the wandering albatross, southern royal albatross, great white pelican and Dalmatian pelican.
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Not too cool shooting through a fence, but this is the best POV I could get of the big scavenger. In fact, several of the animals at the zoo showed only their backside, at least to me, when I was taking their pics. Either that, or they would be hiding back in the shadows. How rude. They aren't exactly what you would call gracious. Denise gets much more cooperation from the big cats at her zoo.
Allaismalardik.
Comments (6)
CavalierLady
You're right Harry - I do like this!! Even with the fence, he is a very impressive bird - that wingspan is amazing! I don't think I've ever seen a Condor in any zoo, so you got a really unique image here!
MrsRatbag
Sometimes the fence is unavoidable, in fact quite often. And given the size of the condor I'm thinking there's no way you'd get much more than just an eyeball with a closer view anyway. Wonderful shot of this endangered beauty!
helanker
It is kind of sad to see such a huge bird stuck in such a tiny place, when we know how it could fly over so huge distances. Maybe it is old and weak and would die outside the fence, so ...in that case it is ok. Great shot anyhow, Harry :)
Cyve
It's a beautiful and fabulous bird !!!
moochagoo
Wow, very nice bird !
anahata.c
Not much you can do about confines. in a zoo. You could press into the fence-holes, but you risk scaring away the bird. (Or getting your lens pecked.) But considering the challenge, I have to tell you, I love the fence for its formal language. I really do. It obscures the condor's wholeness, but it adds a tension to the whole; and, to boot, the fence is in the same tones as the condor. (Or maybe you helped that happen through your postwork. A good choice if you did.) The atomization of the leaves in the background fit in with the atomization caused by the fence. So the whole is a broken-up geometric puzzle, kind of, with this big beautiful bird at its center. And you caught the wings in their glory, so, if the fence weren't there, this would be a classic pose. A wholly fascinating image, with a fine capture of a condor at its heart.