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Published: 2018-10-13 22:00:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 540; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 13
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When: June 6, 2018
Where: Dierenpark De Oliemeulen Tilburg, The Netherlands
This pretty girl is called Pipo, and she was part of the bird flight demonstration. She wasn't too graceful at times, but that made for quite some unusual and funny shots
I purposely chose this angle, because it's different and draws the eye (I think, well, hope) from the natural background to her hunched figure
Species: White-Headed Vulture (Witkopgier)
Latin name: Trigonoceps Occipitalis
Originates from Africa.
Current status: Critically Endangered
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Comments: 31
OH how I adore this beauty!! mayhaps I can draw this?
and also post pic on fb to show how lovely these vultures are?
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Thank you
And of course you can - you, always
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This one sort of possesses a very threatening look. Good work there my friend.
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Thank you
Yes, they do look very threatening; they're definitely not the most friendly-looking vultures of the bunch.
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I'd beg to differ :3 vultures are very clean and loving animals. even pair bonding for life~!!
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They are clean and loving, but I know a lot of people consider them ugly for their naked skin from the neck up.
But they are very pretty, if you look at them long enough; it's just with this one's brows and the dark eyes, she doesn't look too friendly
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Oh you can say that again
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I've seen these in the wild. It's horrible, how pretty much all vultures in Africa are now seriously endangered. Great photo anyways!
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Oh that's so cool! They must be really stunning to see them flying in the wild, or just perched in their natural habitat
It's really too bad vultures are struggling at the moment 
Thank you
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There are conservation measures being taken by conservationists currently. There has been some success rehabbing and releasing vultures back into the wild. There are also poison free feeding stations now! but yes poison is still a very real threat and like you and as a vulture conservationist I look forward to a future where all vultures are abundant again
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That's good news for sure 
Let's hope more vultures become part of the conservation efforts and soon become indeed, abundant
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wow I must admit that I like the angle of this one. Very beautiful shot it looks more intriguing and that it what makes the image very intriguing looking.
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Thank you very much
I always enjoy experimenting with bird photography, because they often look quite static when they're just sitting still and it's hard to take an original photo.
When she was sitting still long enough, it was a great opportunity to try different things. Good to know it works 
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And I think you do a pretty good job of it.
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Haha, I think she might have been able to do that - she was pretty big!
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Thank you very much
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Wow this is an amazing shot, Pipo looks very threatening there. This is a great shot, I love the angle you took it.
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Thank you very much, on both counts
I do think they look quite threatening with the way they look
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You know your right it is the brows just like the Eagle they have that look to them too.
Awesome shot either way love it.
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Yeah never really heard of a white headed vulture
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