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Black Vulture
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Stanley Jones

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus atratus)
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, open manicured park with Wolf Pen Creek and several small gallery woodlands at 79 m (259 ft) elevation.
Location
Wolf Pen Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
January 2025
Scientific name
Coragyps atratus
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
A magnificent portrait of this handsome vulture, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
superb portrait of this handsome vulture, showing excellent shades of black, Stanley, excellent perch and a great blue sky, love it, many tfs!!
 
Macswede
A stunning portrait of this very impressive Black Vulture, Stanley! You did well to get so much detail in the black plumage and that's a great pose and perch.
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Fantastic portrait of this fabulous vulture, Stanley ... great work ... tfs ...
Last year one of these was spotted in our area ... speculated to be an escapee ... disappeared without a trace after 3-4 days ...
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
130
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/9
Focal length
324.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
Black Vulture, Wolf Pen Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County.jpg
File size
680.6 KB
Date taken
Wed, 15 January 2025 10:54 PM
Dimensions
1748px x 1920px

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