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Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

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Field Notes

Description:

A uniform brown body vulture. The bill and eyes are black. The head is covered with grey ruff and the neck white.
That vulture is pretty large: 110 cm height, 250cm wingspan.

Habitat:

Dry wooded savanna.

Notes:

Even the vulture decided the afternoon was definitely too hot to fly... and took a nap.

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Comments (3)

When I took that picture, I was wondering if it was not time to join him and have a nap as well! It was so hot...
I love the mood in this photo! Very nice!

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