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©Delores J. Knowles 2008 -- The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) is portrayed as portents of death in old western and horror movies and can be found throughout the United States and as far south as Argentina. Primarily a scavenger of road kill and other dead flesh, vultures may also kill small animals for food. They are protected in the United States by Federal law. Although from a distance they appear to be an all-over dull black in color, when the sunlight hits their feathers, a multitude of colors can be seen. This fellow was sitting on a post near a pond in Lake County, Florida.
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Scott Alexander Jack 26 Jun 2023
Awesome imageScott Alexander Jack 26 Jun 2023
Awesome imageLISETTE GOSSELIN COTE 04 Mar 2008
Beautiful !Sarah Rees 03 Mar 2008
Great shottimmy anderson 01 Mar 2008
Grate shot you have alot of grate photos;)!!!Ronald Campbell 25 Feb 2008
Fantastic shot!paul ferguson 30 Jan 2008
Outstanding my friend, you know what is what i can see. PaulJerie kunitsky 26 Jan 2008
Interesting article and great photo....We have a lot of these guys around our area..Greg Dubois 24 Jan 2008
I was the Anonymous Guest listed below this post! I don't know why but my virus protection must destroy sessions cookies....anyway, ; nonymous Guest I love the much maligned buzzard AKA Vulture. They are marvels of efficiency and have a often unappreciated beauty of form and function, and indicate (to yours truly) an obvious guiding hand of design inherent to our natural world. Your enviable photographs are of and above national geographic quality ! (hehe)Anonymous Guest 24 Jan 2008
I love the much maligned buzzard AKA Vulture. They are marvels of efficiency and have a often unappreciated beauty of form and function, and indicate (to yours truly) an obvious guiding hand of design inherent to our natural world. Your enviable photographs are of and above national geographic quality .mel taylor 23 Jan 2008
This bird's head looks like a cobra (except for the beak)! Lovely composited image! melcheryl hardy 20 Jan 2008
absolutely stunning i love it!!!!Pamela Davidson 20 Jan 2008
I wonder if the colors come from the oils the birds have in thier feathers? Just a thought, since the colors remind me of an oil spill. Wonderful piece Delores!Tom Berry 17 Jan 2008
Stunning colors - wonderful.Kathie Nichols 16 Jan 2008
Beautiful capture Delores!KC CHANG 16 Jan 2008
STUNNING!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 15 Jan 2008
FANTASTIC Camera work,Delores!!!Beautiful and dramatic!!!Timothy Hughes 15 Jan 2008
Fntastic image!Emily Reed 15 Jan 2008
WOW, VERY COOL, SO CLEAR AND CRISP!Heidi Olson 15 Jan 2008
Awesome capture!alma groskinsky 15 Jan 2008
So beautiful great picture...Tabitha Borges 15 Jan 2008
love the blends and the details...Betty Fletcher 15 Jan 2008
This is wonderful!! Bettyjoan warburton 15 Jan 2008
Outstanding capture! Fantastic!Nira Dabush 15 Jan 2008
Marvelous atmosphere captured here, Delores...SPIRITUAL feel to it.Kerra Lindsey 15 Jan 2008
I had no idea these birds weren't black--beautiful! (weird to be saying that about a vulture!) :) -Kerraannette steens 15 Jan 2008
indeed amazing Dolores!Brigitte Hintner 15 Jan 2008
Amazing piece ......just love it !!! TOP NOTCH !!!