Turkey Vulture on Beach

Gallery: AvianPosted March 14, 201167 views5 comments

I was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for vacation a few weeks ago and was out taking pictures early one morning of feeding Pelicans. I noticed something land out of the corner of my eye and to my surprise, it was a Turkey Vulture! He allowed me to get fairly close and continued to comb the beach for any bits of edible scraps. I really like how the colors came out against the beach and the warm morning sunrise.

Canon 1D Mk3
Canon 70-200mm L IS II USM + 1.4x TC
ISO 320 @ 1/2000th, AvMode, +2/3 comp Eval meter

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5 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 14, 2011 at 11:33 PM

Bryan, I have to say this is the first time I have EVER seen a Turkey Vulture on the sand! Cool capture. nice color and detail as well!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 15, 2011 at 8:34 AM

Really like the unusual setting for this vulture Bryan. I like the light on the bird and the way your composition allows for the shadow. My only suggestion would be to see if you can coax a little more detail out of those bright lower legs.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 15, 2011 at 5:03 PM

Lovely lighting and detail here Bryan, I like your comp as well including the whole shadow of the bird. I see these guys on the beach in Ecuador quite a bit.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 16, 2011 at 5:10 PM

Very nice light on this vulture, Bryan. Really nice detail and a great pose with a nice catchlight. About as pretty as you make one of these guys.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 16, 2011 at 11:14 PM

Well done image of this "not so pretty" bird. I do like the detail in the red head.

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