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it was unique moment in my life when I stay 2 feats from this bird

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OlympicMtnBoy

So cool!

Voted 10/10

How cool is that? What a wonderful moment to capture with your camera. Great shot!

Posted Sep 24, 2006 10:43 pm

hiltrud.liu

Incredible!

Voted 10/10

Very impressive.
Hiltrud

Posted Nov 1, 2006 11:25 pm

eric b

that a bird

Voted 10/10

sweet backdrop, take the ordinary to extra-ordinary- nice job.

Posted Nov 1, 2006 11:38 pm

Deb

Two votes!

Voted 10/10

Can I vote twice on this pic? Absolutely beautiful! Such a majestic bird with striking background. Bravo!

Posted Dec 8, 2006 9:41 pm

Bob Sihler

Condor

Voted 10/10

As others have said, awesome shot. I photographed one out there, too, but it was on a rail and a number band was on it. This, just in case you're not aware, is a California Condor, a species that dropped at one time to just two birds in the wild. A reintroduction program around the Grand Canyon and the Kaibab Plateau in the late 90s brought these birds back to the wild. So this is more than just a condor-- it's one of this country's rarest birds and its largest raptor. Treasure this picture; it's not easy to come by.

Posted Jan 6, 2007 6:05 pm


	Day Hiker	Re: Condor
	Voted 10/10	Largest bird in the U.S., maybe, but a condor is definitely not a raptor. Condors do not hunt/kill prey; they are carrion eaters. The story of the California condor's recovery is an amazing one, yes. One of the many reasons for their decline was that ranchers were killing them. They sometimes blamed the birds for the death of their livestock after seeing them feeding on the dead animal, clueless that the condor was not responsible for the kill.
		Posted Feb 17, 2007 10:39 am


	Bob Sihler	Re: Condor
	Voted 10/10	Thanks for the correction. I should have known better. I did know they were scavengers, but I guess I was lumping those with actual birds of prey. I have a lot of respect for the ranching way of life and have a limited tolerance for the subsidies that keep some of those guys afloat-- a nod to tradition and a way to keep developers at bay-- but the ignorance which they sometimes show is amazing. I mean, who doesn't know that vultures and condors don't eat carrion?
		Posted Feb 17, 2007 1:34 pm

venus

Lucky you

Voted 10/10

Really rare moment.

Posted Jan 26, 2007 7:21 am

madeintahoe

So Special

Voted 10/10

Beautiful amazing Condor! I would love to one day see one :) How very lucky you were to see! I love his black color againest the red desert sand. They are such special Birds!
Thank you :)

Posted Feb 16, 2007 4:31 pm

velodurt

Coolest picture ever!