Rüppells Griffon Vulture

Rüppells Griffon Vulture, originally uploaded by gwendolen.

I visited Birdpark Avifauna today. They have an interesting collection of birds, but I feel they do need to upgrade the park and give the birds more space.

The Rüppells Griffon Vulture is a large vulture, almost about a meter high. There was quite a large group of Griffon vultures in the cage. They are very social animals. They live in central Africa and nest on cliffs in colonies of up to 1,000 pairs.

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Oh…a handsome vulture unlike the turkey vultures I see here in NY state…..Michelle
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Awesome photo of this species Gwendolen!
http://sandystraitsandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Mick

A great photo – and wouldn't it be interesting to see a huge bird like that flying free.
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Outstanding photo!
http://ornithographer.blogspot.com/ bob k

Wonderful portrait of the Reuppells Griffon Vulture, Gwen!
http://twitter.com/soaringfalcon1 soaringfalcon1

Gwen, this photo is worthy of a National Geographic cover! The feather detail is excellent and the pose, priceless. I have not forgotten IVAD this Saturday. I will probably use it as my BFW post too. A virtual Vulturathon
http://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/ Kelly

Oh my goodness……this is a spectacular photo. So crisp and such an interesting pose. I really like it. The feather definition is incredible.
http://outandaboutincooloola.blogspot.com/ Neil

Great photo would like to see one in flight.
http://twitter.com/Bodark Marvin

Fantastic shot, Gwen. The Rüppells Griffon is a magnificent bird.
http://secondpixie.blogspot.com/ kiirstin

Beautiful photo. A metre tall — that is a big bird, and yes, wouldn't it be something to see wild!
http://worldsenz.blogspot.com/ pohanginapete

I'm with the other commenters — a marvellous photo, Gwendolen. Let's hope that events like IVAD09 raise enough awareness of the plight of vultures to reduce some of the risks to their continued survival. Thanks :^)
http://www.osagegroup.blogspot.com/ Dave

That is a terrific bird there….Happy VAD : )
http://highway8a.blogspot.com/ Silver Fox

Beautiful!
http://highlatitudebirdwatcher.blogspot.com/ Olli Haukkovaara

Very cool photo! Have you ever seen that vulture in wild?
http://gwendolen.tumblr.com/ gwendolen

Hi Olli and thanks. Nope, I've only seen Lappet-faced, Hooded and White-backed vulture in the wild.