Vultures!
Vultures are a common sight over the plains and steppes of central Spain; the Griffon Vulture is by far the most numerous species, whilst the Black Vulture is comparatively rare. I took these pictures of vultures in Extramadura, Central Spain, last week.
Squadrons of Griffon vultures home in on the carcass of some animal...
...whilst a solitary Black Vulture circles overhead
A Black Vulture joins a group of four Griffons on the ground to pick over an animal carcass
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posted by Maalie at 7:43 pm
18 Comments:
Great shots of the birds!Wonderful photos!Thank you for sharing!
Maalie, I saw vultures while crossing the Pyrenees. Several of them were sitting near the statue of the Virgin of Orisson. I have no idea what kind they were, but they were absolutely huge. When they took off, I was gobsmacked by their size!
Nicely caught action shots. Quite impressive wingspan those birds have and what a good service they do to nature by cleaning up carcasses.
BLOODY fantastic! reminds me of 2007 mate!
they look rather frightening, actually
I don't think we have the griffon type here, but we have something we call black vultures.
Great pictures of these big birds. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice weekend.
the sky is so blue!! the photo is really beautiful!!
happy weekend!!
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I can hear the vulture sing in the Cartoon version of the Jungle Book.
Great captures.
Did you lie down and play dead, to attract them to you?
Now that's exactly the sort of question I would expect from a llama :-)
I'm wondering where Lorenzo went.... no blogging any more, Lorenzo?
Beautiful images, especially the first two are spectacular
Muy Bueno Fotos!
Nice. I've always had a kind of fascination for Spain.
Vultures and the like quite interesting.
I'm glad you are having a great time in Spain.
wow, what a beautiful pictures you have taken... Its quite interesting a nice good job
My goodness Maalie you get around. I thought you were cycling in Hungary last week!
Vultures are the very best, after storks and crows!
Nice shots.
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