Of all the large, soaring birds around here, I see more turkey vultures than hawks. As I dropped off some bags of leaves at the compost site, I spotted two vultures over the barn. So I walked closer to them and took a few shots. They flew over to the house and perched on the chimneys. Then they took flight again, soaring overhead. As they left, I spotted another bunch off to the east taking to the skies.
Terrific shots, Lew!! And those are some BIG birds!! There does seem to be a lot of them, too. We see lots of crows here -- near the house anyway. But there's a bigger variety of birds near the harbor, but so far I haven't been very successful in capturing any shots of them! Hope your week is off to a great start!
Great shots of the Turkey Vultures Lew. We see lots of them here in northern California, especially this time of year when they are migrating. I have seen groups of forty and more! I love the full frame shot you got from underneath.
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10 comments:
Nice bird photographs. I enjoy seeing photos of birds, they're hard to get good shots of.
I don't see either where I live so I really enjoyed YOUR photos ... especially the ones of these birds in flight.
Hugs and blessings,
great birds photos I particularly like the second one down
Good shots of these big birds!! I like to make pictures of birds, but mine are the smaller variety.
Terrific shots, Lew!! And those are some BIG birds!! There does seem to be a lot of them, too. We see lots of crows here -- near the house anyway. But there's a bigger variety of birds near the harbor, but so far I haven't been very successful in capturing any shots of them! Hope your week is off to a great start!
Sylvia
we have a lot of turkey vultures migrating through this time of year. they are fascinating birds.
Love the one of the underside of the vulture in flight. You really get a good idea of the wings!
Great shots of the Turkey Vultures Lew. We see lots of them here in northern California, especially this time of year when they are migrating. I have seen groups of forty and more! I love the full frame shot you got from underneath.
Lew: Fun photos of the neat birds, they are hard to get when they are circling your position,
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