A Vulture Feast

Gallery: AvianPosted April 29, 201495 views6 comments

A portrait of Lappet-Faced Vulture feeding on a buffalo carcass that had been killed by a pride of lions the previous night in the Southern section of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. This image was captured in early morning light under light rain hence the wet appearance of the bird.

EOS 1D Mark IV - EF500mm f4L IS II USM - 1/640sec @ f4.5 - ISO 500

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on April 29, 2014 at 2:32 PM

Wow

What a nasty looking garbageman

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 29, 2014 at 9:25 PM

Nasty looking dude or dudess -- the weathered look adds some nastiness to this vulture -- good behavioral shot

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM

Killer shot Mario (no pun intended). The techs and detail are super. I definitely don't want to meet this guy in a dark alley. Am I correct in noting that he has lost a toe (two o'clock position on the foot)?

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 30, 2014 at 12:53 AM

A tough looking bird! Excellent image though. Rick, I think the bird has the other toe hooked behind the rib.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 30, 2014 at 3:30 AM

Superb detail and composition. Congrats on going out in the rain to get this, and on your decision to capture the close-up action portrait.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Great detail - a really striking image

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