Reader Liz Strahle sent us a passel of bird photos. Her notes and IDs are indented:
Attached are some wildlife pictures I took in the last few months. I named the pictures to match the following IDs:
Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus):
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus):
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus):
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura):
Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola):
Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) (Male and Female):
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor):
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (Juvenile):
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens):
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis):
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura):
I particularly like the Black Vulture in running mid-step, a few inches off the ground. Good catch. Thanks.
Thank you!
Where did she find so many vultures (plus eagles/hawks)? Cool, but kinda scary.
I love the artistic treatment you’ve given the much-maligned and supposedly “repulsive” vultures. They have a beauty all their own, and it’s nice to know that a handful of other people recognize it too.
Don’t watch them eat!
It doesn’t seem so bad if you join in. 😎
Hey, I’ve seen worse at all-you-can-eat buffets! Just because vultures might go in through an eye or the anus doesn’t mean their table manners are any less disturbing than those of the average American.
I very much like these pics – well composed
Very good! I have not seen a black vulture, but they seem rather handsome birds. All of mine are turkey vultures.
What a lovely passel of birds. I liked the 1st with the black vultures on the “cross”. It seemed a little sacrilegious…which I appreciate. 🙂
The vultures seem safely heathen. That spike, I’m sure, is to forfend the approach of any gods.