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Incoming vulture

February 2, 2013 by Mike Powell

My curiosity turned to discomfort yesterday when I realized that the large bird diving in my direction was a Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).

In the past, the only Turkey Vultures that I had seen were soaring high in the sky, but this one got close enough for me to see his red head. As he got a bit closer, I realized that his angle of flight would take him farther away from me than I had initially thought. Just to be sure that he did alter his course and head toward me, however, I moved around vigorously to let him know that I was still alive.

You can never be too cautious when it comes to vultures.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Cathartes aura, Huntley Meadows Park, turkey vulture, vulture | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on February 2, 2013 at 2:42 pm | Reply Sue

ha ha — but then you didn’t smell like dead meat, right?!
- on February 2, 2013 at 2:54 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I don’t think so….I did take a shower and all….
on February 2, 2013 at 3:03 pm | Reply Vicki

great shot! I’ve never seen one this close..
on February 2, 2013 at 7:06 pm | Reply Stephanie

Wow!!
on February 3, 2013 at 8:29 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I spend so much time lying on the ground shooting small things that I had to laugh at this!
on February 3, 2013 at 5:36 pm | Reply Sid Dunnebacke

Heh heh – too funny, Mike. Suddenly I have a Monty Python sketch in my mind…
- on February 3, 2013 at 6:09 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I love Monty Python and most of my friends would say I have a warped sense of humor. Glad you liked the posting.
on February 20, 2013 at 9:35 am | Reply The Backdoor Artist

I’m not dead yet!
- on February 20, 2013 at 2:00 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  “Bring out your dead…”
  - on February 20, 2013 at 9:21 pm The Backdoor Artist
    
    “I’m getting better, I feel like dancing.”