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Vultures - 6

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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,  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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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Shutter Speed
1/1000 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
340 mm
ISO Speed
125
Date Taken
Nov 9, 2015, 5:05:27 AM
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LindArtz
Now this capture shares a better look at the eye....not such a "hollow" look as in the last photos. ^^