Road Cleanup Complete!

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted December 20, 2013125 views6 comments

I came upon this black vulture as he had completed his job of cleaning up some roadkill. He obviously has not yet had a chance to use a napkin or some other medium to clean himself after cleaning our environment! Quite a handsome chap! I purposefully used a narrow DOF in that I wanted to concentrate on his interesting, dirt laden face. It was early morning and the light was not very optimal.

Shot with a Canon 70D, Canon 100-400 L lens at 400mm, f5.6, 1/500, ISO 6400.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 21, 2013 at 10:17 AM

Although he appears a bit untidy here the actual bare head and no feathers on it suits their scavenger traits quite well. Excellent closeup of this guy, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 21, 2013 at 10:31 AM

Thanks Paul - I am fascinated by them encountering large numbers virtually every day. Come to think of it, they seem to circle me all the time!

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on December 27, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Great texture on this guy.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 27, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Thanks Carl!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 16, 2014 at 6:41 AM

Very nice detail! Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on January 16, 2014 at 7:44 AM

Thank you Sandy!

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