Rupell's Vulture


Posted by clement on Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:57 am

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by ugolino on Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:25 am
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Great bird, and great composition.
What a shame that the populations of these extraordinary birds should be under such pressure.
Small comment about the bird/shot: I remember their bills to be more yellow than white. Are there variations ? A younger bird ? Photo too "cold" ?
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by clement on Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:25 am
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ugolino wrote:Great bird, and great composition.
What a shame that the populations of these extraordinary birds should be under such pressure.
Small comment about the bird/shot: I remember their bills to be more yellow than white. Are there variations ? A younger bird ? Photo too "cold" ?
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Ugolino.. their bills vary in color.. some even have darker grey bills and some in faint yellow. May be due to aging.. I am not sure here..
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:36 am
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Great details and stare!
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by Paul Fusco on Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:14 am
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Nice photo, clement.
Definitely one of the cleaner looking Ruppell's griffon vultures I have seen.

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by LynnS on Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:18 am
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Clement, impressive image, the details, pose and setting look great.  All the feather layers, collar covering and head angle with the slightly raised crest, all caught beautifully.
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by Gene Gwin on Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:20 am
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Clement, This is just super! Well Done.
 

by david fletcher on Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:35 pm
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all been said Clement. Superb details and the eye so crisp
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by Debapratim Saha on Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:51 pm
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Wonderful portrait Anna!!
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by Eduardo on Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:47 pm
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Wow, lovely capture Clement!
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by Denis55 on Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:52 pm
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Excellent bird and capture Clement!
 

by Ron Day on Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:52 pm
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A real beauty, Clement. Great detail, pose, and lighting!
 

by sirianul on Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:02 pm
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Everybody said good things about this picture and I don't know what else to say. I super like it.

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by TerryWSmith on Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:37 pm
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Clement my opinion is you captured a not so handsome subject in a very handsome way.
Really a pleasing image.

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by Dorian Anderson on Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:49 pm
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Tack sharp, love the pensive stare. Nicely done.
 

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