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Not to be messed with

by Simon Littlejohn

Category: AvianAdded October 13, 200612 views

Keywords: bird, griffon, vulture, talons flight, landing

This Griffon was coming in for a landing at a roost opposite my location, I noticed too late and it moved so fast it filled the frame of my 600mm before I knew what day it was. I ended up with the talons, and decided to sq it off, a little unusual but I think it works.
Image Reference: griff talons sqImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No