{"id":114754,"date":"2022-07-21T05:23:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=114754"},"modified":"2022-07-21T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:30:28","slug":"turkey-vulture-posing-on-a-natural-elevated-perch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/21\/turkey-vulture-posing-on-a-natural-elevated-perch\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Vulture Posing On A Natural Elevated Perch"},"content":{"rendered":"

A combination I don’t get very often with this species.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Four days ago I was pleased to find this Turkey Vulture on an elevated natural perch in good light. More often than not I find them on fence posts or other perches that appeal to me much less. Or on the ground where I typically don’t have a good look at the entire bird or a clean background.<\/p>\n

I know Turkey Vultures well enough to know that if one of them performs a wing stretch soon after I’ve approached it, the bird is thinking about taking off because I’m making it nervous. But as this bird slowly turned ‘his’ back to me while stretching…<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

he calmly assumed the classic spread-wing posture of Turkey Vultures instead. After taking quite a few photos of him that looked very similar to each other I decided to see if he’d allow me to get a different shooting angle by driving forward on the road. As I slowly inched forward he kept his eye on me but…<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

by now I wasn’t making him so nervous so he didn’t even put his wings down. He even looked over his right shoulder instead of his left to give me some “bookend” shots as alternatives to my previous photos.<\/p>\n

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I know, lots of folks don’t appreciate Turkey Vultures for reasons related to their lifestyle. But I’m a fan, especially when I find one on a perch I like as much as this one.<\/p>\n

Good light, interesting poses and a clean background sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A combination I don’t get very often with this species. (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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