Cathartes aura A Turkey Vulture on the scent of a meal. Circling over a area where a recent death of a deer from a car collison..Taken Thanksgiving Day 2005 Northern California... Length 25-32 inches(64-81 cm) Width 6 feet((1.8 m)
Stunning photo! We have turkey vultures out here. They're so prehistoric looking when they're on the ground. They have a rough time getting airborne, too, without a large open field. One barely cleared my windshield of my car, LOL! Incredibly beautiful photo!
Awwe.... Gary, yet another wonderful shot... always a treat to view your work. Beautiful compostion and clarity... wonder what he's after... creepy awe-inspiring creatures... I came across 4 cleaning up some road kill in the middle of the desert once... of course the camera was trapped in the back..... great opportunity..
21 Comments
Cynthia Stayte 24 Jul 2010
Awesome Shot!! A good eye and steady hand you have. Great capture!!Vivian Allen 30 Nov 2005
Great photo! The sun touching his head tucked into his neck and coming through his wings is beautiful!Katrina Papoutcharov 28 Nov 2005
wow, he is beautifull........Anonymous Guest 28 Nov 2005
wow, look at that wing spam, great shot:)Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 28 Nov 2005
THIS IS A GORGEOUS MOMENT AND A GREAT EXCELLENT SHOT!!!Loredana 27 Nov 2005
Awesome capture :)Reba McDonald 27 Nov 2005
A great capture Gary.joan warburton 27 Nov 2005
Stunning photo! We have turkey vultures out here. They're so prehistoric looking when they're on the ground. They have a rough time getting airborne, too, without a large open field. One barely cleared my windshield of my car, LOL! Incredibly beautiful photo!Anne Vis 27 Nov 2005
Awesome shot, Gary!Analua 27 Nov 2005
WOW!!!!! MARVELOUS FLY!!!!Joke Schotting 27 Nov 2005
BEAUTIFUL,GARY!!Lawrence Hickman 27 Nov 2005
great job well composedPeter Leahy 27 Nov 2005
well captured photograph Gary!epsylon lyrae 27 Nov 2005
Another wonderfull bird photo!! I think you really have a exelant eye for any nature creature...symply beautifull shot ;)Clare Rowley 27 Nov 2005
Awwe.... Gary, yet another wonderful shot... always a treat to view your work. Beautiful compostion and clarity... wonder what he's after... creepy awe-inspiring creatures... I came across 4 cleaning up some road kill in the middle of the desert once... of course the camera was trapped in the back..... great opportunity..jO ANNA jARVIS 27 Nov 2005
Excellent...!Emily Reed 27 Nov 2005
An excellent image!thea walstra 27 Nov 2005
Awesome and a very beautiful photographJean M. Laffitau 27 Nov 2005
Gorgeous shot Gary!!Renata Cavanaugh 27 Nov 2005
Great shot GaryRenee Nemerov 27 Nov 2005
nice shot!