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Black Vultures
Stanley Jones

Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus)

Black Vulture Roost (Coragyps atratus atratus) Roosting on a transmission tower carrying high voltage transmission lines.
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Habitat
Maintained transmission line row at 147 m (482 ft) elevation.
Location
East of Golinda, Falls County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
January 2020
Scientific name
Coragyps atratus
Equipment used
Canon
KC Foggin
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Oh my! That is quite a lot of Vultures perched on that tower. I sure hope none of them get shocked!
 
B
my goodness!!! there's quite a few there, Stanley!! hope they got some basic knowledge about electrical safety, top class photo, many tfs!!!
 
j toon
don`t spend any time lying under them stan..lol...a cracking shot...well done....
 
Donald Talbott
Supporter
Excellent group capture of those Vultures on this electric pylon Stanley, awesome sight mate. Tfs.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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Gosh!!!

That's some roost.... methinks KC would be mighty happy to see that Stanley!! LOL

A super picture - many thanks lad.
 
peterday
Opus Editor
Supporter
What a gathering! I've just read that a group of vultures can be called a 'volt', which is quite ironic when you think about it!
 

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