I stopped at the park on the east side of Lake Needwood this afternoon. It was a beautiful, warm day, although not as warm as it’s been. I heard and then saw a few turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) a short walk from where I stopped and I headed in their direction. They had moved up into the trees by the time I got close but I also happened to see two red tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) as I walked nearer. I got a few pictures of them but they were taken through the branches and didn’t turn out all that well. I got a nice picture of this turkey vulture with its wings outspread, but that picture, too, had branches in the way. This one, of the vulture as he took off from his perch on the tree stump is my favorite. The next frame, taken a fraction of a second later, is actually better of the bird, but he’s just starting to go behind another tree trunk, which sort of ruins the effect.
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Posted under Creatures and tagged with Birds, Carion Bird, Cathartes, Cathartes aura, Turkey Vulture, Vulture
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
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#birds #carionbird #cathartes #cathartesaura #turkeyvulture #vulture
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.