Cinereous vulture

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Cinereous vulture

Cinereous vulture

Cinereous vulture seen on Cerro de Matalafuente. Watch beak and claws to see what a ferrocious animal this is. Cinereous vultures are the largest birds of prey in Europe and probably the whole eastern hemisphere. In size they match the Californian Condor with a wingspan of up to 3m. This one perched a few steps aside from our hiking trail and waited just as long for this picture to be taken. Afterwards it unfolded its wings and soared away. June 16th 2017
Gangolf Haub
on Sep 2, 2017 5:46 am
Lat/Lon: 40.68068°N / 3.96623°W
Image ID: 1006191

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hiltrud.liu

hiltrud.liu - Sep 2, 2017 3:08 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice picture...

and what a beautiful bird!

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Sep 3, 2017 11:20 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice picture...

hmm - I'm not sure vultures can be beautiful. But huge and impressive seems to fit. On the other hand - doesn't it seem to smile?

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