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I had two prints entered in last evenings Portland Camera Club competition's Class B category. I was fortunate to get 26/30 for this one and that was sufficient to place 1st in the B category. For comparison the other A category's 3rd place winners had 26/30. I took this photo with my Rebel XT at the Berlin Zoological Garden. As I recall I managed to find a space in the fencing that was large enough for the lens. I have posted a very similar photo earlier.' The King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, although fossil members are known. Large and predominantly white, the King Vulture has gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. The head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The King Vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass. It also displaces smaller New World vulture species from a carcass. King Vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity. King Vultures were popular figures in the Mayan codices as well as in local folklore and medicine. Although currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, they are decreasing in number, due primarily to habitat loss. (Wikipedia) |
| Date | Taken on 22 June 2011, 14:32 |
| Source | King Vulture |
| Author | Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA |
| Flickr tags | berlin, berlin zoo, german, berlin zoological garden, king vulture, sarcoramphus papa, cathartidae, fauna, bird, aves, vulture, pcc, portland camer club |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Me in ME at https://flickr.com/photos/12357841@N02/13869977514. It was reviewed on 24 July 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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