Black Vulture

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Canon MKIV
500 f/4
Al Servo / Evaluative Metering
ISO=400
1/400
f/5.0
AV -2/3
Bean Bag

[Ian Cassell]

Oooh! I'm a sucker for raptor portraits and vultures are no exception. Nice feather detail and sharpness against a pleasing BG.

[Brendan Dozier]

Nice one Jeff! Nice detail, eye contact, BG, and like the ruffled feathers on the head & neck.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Ian and Brendan - thanks for the nice comments. I love watching these guys, in the morning they dry their wings on the sun and soar off into the wind. They are often misunderstood and some time hunters take shoots at them. This is of course totally unacceptable and we need to better educate people on their worth and importance.

[Kevin Giannini]

Beautiful portrait Jeff! Great feather detail and pose. Background is very smooth. I think sometimes hunters will shoot at anything.

Regards,
Kevin

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Kevin,

You are so right, when ever duck season starts (can't stand to see them shot either) seems like I see more Vultures with injured wings around here - maybe I am drawing incorrect conclusions. Anyway, I have seem a few with injured wings lately and tried to help when possible. This really makes me pause.