Dailies
I think this photo of a turkey vulture cleaning her/his feathers looks like the bird is wrapped in a feather shawl. I watched this vulture for over an hour cleaning every single feather on her body. She ran every feather through her mouth. If you look at this image in the largest sizes, you will see that there were, nonetheless, problems with quite a few of the feathers. I was kneeling on the ground with my big 200 - 400mm lens. I wanted the bird to fly off so that I could capture her in flight. After an hour and a half, my arms and legs were shaking; my knees were in agony from kneeling on the rocks and I was afraid I would have to give up. Both vultures I was watching finally flew off, but they really took their time with their grooming, wing warming, etc. Be sure to look at this in the larger sizes. You can really see the feather detail well. Have a great day everyone!
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malcolmjenkinsphotography
on Jul 13A stunning photo. Everything feels right about it - the composition; the pose; the colour and how you have edged it. Simply excellent.
Greg&Rose Photography
on Jul 13Absolutely stunning
Yes we are back from an amazing holiday and unfortunately walked into a death of my Aunt and other family drama that has caught us short on time
Tony Britton
on Nov 20Fantastic photo. Very well done!
Tony
jean-mckenna-photography
on Nov 04Terrific feather details, and in my opinion, always nice to share a moment in the life of a critter. Nicely done!
nelli
on Sep 22BRILLIANT
johnchapmanphotographer
on Oct 22Hi, Brilliant.
349390pitchingwedge33
on Dec 27quite the stretch.... very interesting look....
Boobaby
on Apr 29Awesome shot and details!
John (300m)
on Apr 29nice details on the feathers. I like the colors and tones you captured.
Sam (tylwydd)
on Apr 29Amazing details ! Great shot !