Squabbling Black Vultures
Dec 15, 2022 21:22:47 #
Half a dozen or so of these Black Vultures were hanging around our local park pond last Friday.
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Dec 15, 2022 21:53:23 #
Dec 15, 2022 22:31:47 #
Dec 16, 2022 03:03:53 #
Dec 16, 2022 05:50:36 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Half a dozen or so of these Black Vultures were hanging around our local park pond last Friday.
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Dec 16, 2022 08:30:31 #
Dec 16, 2022 11:16:00 #
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Dec 17, 2022 04:53:52 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Half a dozen or so of these Black Vultures were hanging around our local park pond last Friday.
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Nice shot Marshall.
Dec 17, 2022 16:37:30 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Half a dozen or so of these Black Vultures were hanging around our local park pond last Friday.
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
A great shot of the action
Dec 17, 2022 17:52:03 #
Thanks all for your good comments!
They are certainly entertaining as they fight over scraps. Lots of bluster and intimidation, not any actual damage...
I much prefer photographing Black Vultures over their close relatives, the Turkey ones, mainly because of the visuals of those white wing tips. They have a bad reputation among farmers, however; deserved or not I can't say.
Marshall
They are certainly entertaining as they fight over scraps. Lots of bluster and intimidation, not any actual damage...
I much prefer photographing Black Vultures over their close relatives, the Turkey ones, mainly because of the visuals of those white wing tips. They have a bad reputation among farmers, however; deserved or not I can't say.
Marshall
Dec 18, 2022 09:41:51 #
Dec 19, 2022 12:20:03 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Half a dozen or so of these Black Vultures were hanging around our local park pond last Friday.
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
This "committee" of three were squabbling over a catfish carcass.
SquabblingVultures_09Dec2022_016 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Just worked up a B&W print of this and put it on Flickr. Haven't made up my mind yet on the success of this...thoughts?
CatfishDinnerDispute_09Dec2022_1032AM by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Feb 13, 2023 14:38:17 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
Thanks all for your good comments!
They are certainly entertaining as they fight over scraps. Lots of bluster and intimidation, not any actual damage...
I much prefer photographing Black Vultures over their close relatives, the Turkey ones, mainly because of the visuals of those white wing tips. They have a bad reputation among farmers, however; deserved or not I can't say.
Marshall
They are certainly entertaining as they fight over scraps. Lots of bluster and intimidation, not any actual damage...
I much prefer photographing Black Vultures over their close relatives, the Turkey ones, mainly because of the visuals of those white wing tips. They have a bad reputation among farmers, however; deserved or not I can't say.
Marshall
The original post was from about two months ago. I went back Friday and another group was there and I had a chance to get some BIF, in this case Buzzards-in-Flight.
Our local camera club's monthly contest topic for February was HighKey/LowKey, so I pushed some sliders around and got this:
BlackVulture12Feb2023_058 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrThose white wingtips sure can be impressive!
Marshall
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