Preening


Posted by Gene Gwin on Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:01 am

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Photo taken at Laguna Seca Ranch in South Texas December 31, 2018.

Nikon D850, Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens, 1/2000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 800.

A Black Vulture preening a Crested Caracara is a behavior that is fairly common.  Crested Caracaras are not friendly with Turkey Vultures, but are quite fond of Black Vultures.  Almost to the point that they appear to be buddies.  When a Black Vulture is on a perch, a Caracara will land next to the BV with their head out, sort of signaling that they want the BV to preen at the top of their head where they are unable to reach.  It's quite interesting to see.


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by Craig Lipski on Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:30 am
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Great behavioral catch, and nice job getting.detail in the blacks while controlling the highlights.
Interesting info; now that I think about it, I’ve seen CCs and BVs together, but not CCs and TVs, but never made note of it. I never really noticed the size differential, either - it’s quite striking.
 

by Ron Day on Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:59 pm
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Excellent capture of this behavior and action, Gene. And a great write-up!
 

by Mako_Elite on Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:12 pm
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Interesting story and the shot Gene!

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by himadri roy on Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:50 pm
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Fantastic action frame.
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:03 pm
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What a great idea, friends with benefits! Good illustration of this behaviour, Gene.


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by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:06 pm
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Great to see this behavior.
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