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In Flight: White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus
Juvenile White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) Maasai, Masai, Mara National Park, Kenya, East Africa.
Habitat
grass lands, savannah
Location
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Date taken
August 2010
Scientific name
Gyps africanus
Equipment used
Canon 500D, Tamron zoom lens
Hi Carole-Anne
Lovely flight shot and I love the way the wing tips are bending under the strain of the flight. I would question the id of the bird which I think may be a juvenile Ruppell's Vulture (White-backed also a possibility) rather than a Hooded vulture. Note the heavy bill.
 
Thanks everyone.
Yes, Gordon, I believe it is a juvenile White-backed Vulture (will change the title etc. promptly). Your comments confirm the info I received from another source. Thanks indeed.
Carole-Anne
 

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