Griffon Vulture at Hawk Conservancy

[Silverpenguin]

After seeing LP's recent post I thought 'wow thats nice, hang on, I have a shot of that exact same bird'. And here it is. I don;t really shot at zoo's etc these days as prefer the challenge of the wild, however you won't be seeing oen of these wild in the UK so I don't mind the exception haha

This bird is BIG!! When it flies in over the audience it seems all the bigger!!

D200 with 200-400 VR

 

[deggimatt]

awsome shot

 

[lostprophet]

you can tell its the same bird by the serial number on its tail

stunning shot

 

[Antarctican]

Wow, great shot Silverpenguin! I like the angle, and how you can see all its feathers/markings on its back/top part of the wings.

 

[emogirl]

superb!!!! love that its a shot of the back rather than the belly...kudos!!!

 

[Tangerini]

Absolutely lovely!!

 

[Silverpenguin]

Thanks for the comments all. As for shooting the back, I love trying to get shots like that just as they turn. You get some really nice detail if the sun is in hte right place and it makes a nice change from the usual belly shots