My friendly vulture family!

Buitres Leonidas. Griffon Vultures. I was fortunate to get this close. I was upwind and in the shade; it helped!
El Cancho de La Bola, Sierra de La Cabrera.
Photo taken in May 2013, regardless of the exif date!

Ulrike Bohra, Dimas Sequeira, Xata, ©UdoSm and 38 other people have particularly liked this photo

78 comments - The latest ones

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… ^club

Great capture Andy !!!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Marj,
Doug, LOL!
Thank you both!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Therese.

7 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Brilliant !

7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Great catch!

7 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7 years ago.

La-Gioconda( Corneli…

Congratulations Andy !
Cheers, Cornelia

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to La-Gioconda( Corneli…

Many thanks, Cornelia!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Nouchet,
Pam,
Jens,
Gudrun,
Many thanks!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Claudia!

7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful bird image.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Jaap!

7 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Excellent family photo, Andy! The babies are so cute:))

7 years ago.

Yves Lurol

hello andy votre ami gigondas vous passes un très amical bonjour et vous dit à bientôt !

7 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

really great capture

7 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

WOW, they look so impressive, Andy !!

7 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Remarquable et belle capture ++++++++

7 years ago.

RHH

Impressive, Andy. Vultures are strange birds indeed but certainly have their own ecological niche.

7 years ago.

Nacer H

Excellente prise Andy!

7 years ago.

Adele ^club

Wow, great capture of a nice family, Andy!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Jenny,
Sasi,
Yves,
Mario,
Marie-claire,
Malik,
Ron,
Nacer,
Adele.
Many thanks to you all!

7 years ago.

Ste

What a great shot Andy and a well taken one too .. you normally only get this close to Vultures when your dead :))

Best wishes ... Steve

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Ste

Thank you Steve.
Indeed!!! And it takes a bit of nifty scrambling to get to this point so any slip by me and the consequences don't bear thinking about!!
Best wishes, Andy

7 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Photo très intéressante. Cordialement. Nicole.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

@ngelique,
Nicole,
Richard,
Many thanks!!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thanks again, Nadia

7 years ago.

Jean

Lovely capture. Love the fluffy neck feathers.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Jean. All best wishes, Andy

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Kate!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Ulrich,
Rebeca,
Thank you very much!

7 years ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Ein fantastischer Schuß, Andy, YS
Freundliche Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag
Erich

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to sea-herdorf ^club

Many thanks, Erich. Have a good week.
Andy

7 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

Reading your reply to Biobauer, I didn't know that was the case in UK. It's a wonderful photo Andy. Thank you for bringing it to us!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

For protected species, yes. But I'm not sure: perhaps they are ALL protected species!
Many thanks, Rosa. Have a good week.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Majka!

7 years ago.

Beatrice Degan(MARS)

Superb capture, Andy!!!!
Ok..you were lucky but pretty courageous too!!:-)

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Bea. Lucky, yes. Courageous - kind of you but not really!
Best wishes, Andy

7 years ago.

Beatrice Degan(MARS) has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Nevertheless I think so!! :-))

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Beatrice Degan(MARS)

:o)

7 years ago.

Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

We are family ;) I still like this shot Andy!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Pleased you like it, Tanja!!

7 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

Great shot Andy, a well taken opportunity in the circumstances.

Best wishes, Doug

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Pleased you like it, Doug.
Thank you and best wishes,
Andy

7 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

Great birds to see in the wild, well captured!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Dave. Have a good weekend.

7 years ago.

Ernest CH ^club

Top capture

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Ernest!

7 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

Amazing!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Diane!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Hi Begona.
Thank you very much!

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Bruno

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Andre.

7 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Marie-claire

7 years ago.

Martine

Une extraordinaire capture.

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Martine

Many thanks, Martine. I should get back there and see how my vulture family are coming along. I haven't been to see them in maybe 2 years.

6 years ago.

Peggy C ^club

Quite an interesting perspective, Andy .. haven't gotten any vulture photos in North Carolina, yet, but in Florida .. no problem ..

Thank you for adding to our group:
www.ipernity.com/group/virtualexplore

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

This lot ignore me, unless I move too suddenly! Many thanks, Peggy!

6 years ago.

Jeff Farley

A superb chance and capture Andy.

6 years ago.

Jeff Farley

An excellent image Andy, thank you for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Jeff and welcome!

6 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

A great family photo!

A Terrific Image!!

Thanks for Posting in
The Hawk's Aerie!!

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Dave!!!

6 years ago.

sasithorn_s

For the Cure:

Think Pink!
Breast Cancer Awareness!

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you sasi!

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Les.

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Udo!

6 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Admired in:
yokopakumayoko
**International Photo Gallery**

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Sasi! Have a great weekend!

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Oooh, nice..!!

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you, Keith!

6 years ago.

Xata ^club

This was a priviledge....

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Xata ^club

I appreciate your visit to my friendly vultures, Isabel! I haven't seen them for a couple of years and want to get back there soon, depending on health issues. But I am hopeful!

6 years ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Hope you will! You surely will.

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Thank you, Isabel. Yes, I'm sure.
I want to get into the hills before the Spring wildflower season is over. I want to see the orchids, jara, dwarf wild daffodils, lavender, peonies, wild gladioli and the rest. I was going today - a holiday in Madrid - but just have too much work to catch up on! Oh well, Another time!
All best wishes,
Andy

6 years ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Hope this other time will be soon!
Boa noite, Andy

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Me too! Good night, Isabel!

6 years ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

Amazing wildlife scene in the heights!

4 years ago.

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