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Published: 2015-11-27 07:37:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 415; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 2
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Description Focus On - VulturesThis Feature is dedicated to ScarabsCorner :iconscarabscorner: and her attraction to vultures! Katey, you asked for a vulture - here's a few.
Focus On - Vultures
In retrospect, I should have known. There are an awful lot of vultures in the Tanzanian National Parks, not just dozens, scores, hundreds, but thousands of them - everywhere: wheeling about in the sky, soaring higher and higher before diving down to head height, Β scrubbing about on the ground, scavenging dead meat, squawking and screeching, and turning an inquisitive eye on passing strangers just on the off chance that we may fall out of the vehicle and present a fresh juicy snack! Sitting quietly on a log is just about the last thing they do, but Image 1 caught this group having downtime before the next feed.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, as we all know, but why did I not realise that there would be so many of these flying scavengers? The answer is simple, because I
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Comments: 9

LindArtz [2015-12-08 18:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Now this capture shares a better look at the eye....not such a "hollow" look as in the last photos. ^^

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2015-12-09 08:57:16 +0000 UTC]

Different species too, Linda - a hooded vulture - the others were lappet-faced vultures. I've probably caught this one with the nictitating membrane hidden.

Cheers

David

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LindArtz In reply to Okavanga [2015-12-11 18:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the eyes look much less 'horror movie/ish'Β  lol

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2015-12-12 07:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Indeed!

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ScarabsCorner [2015-11-28 01:43:14 +0000 UTC]

Love the little hooded vultures

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Okavanga In reply to ScarabsCorner [2015-11-28 07:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks, Katey.

Cheers

David

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ScarabsCorner In reply to Okavanga [2015-11-29 00:50:53 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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gouchrcouch [2015-11-27 23:01:14 +0000 UTC]

Well, I dropped it here somewhere!!

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Okavanga In reply to gouchrcouch [2015-11-28 07:48:55 +0000 UTC]

You got that correct for sure!

Cheers

David

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