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Himalayan Vulture

Gyps himalayensis

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Description:

Spotted this majestic bird on the way from Verinag to Jammu, just few hours after the jawahar tunnel.
There was a decaying cow lying on the side of the ghats which attracted these vultures, around 10 -15 of them.

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Comments (29)
alicelongmartin
He looks Majestic and they do such an important job of cleaning up the dead.
Wild Things
Beautiful series Yusuf! Belated Congratulations!
tbrett
Captures the majesty...... :)
Akshada
Wow ! Nice shot .......... Congratulations !!! keep going.. :)
Tiz
Very well deserved Yusuf! Have a great day!! :)
yusuf.ratlamwala
Hey Guys, Thank you so much for the love and affection you showed, what a welcome this is... never thought that a picture by me would ever become a spotting of the day... Am glad you'll loved my picture... Promise to share my good work with you'll. Thank you once again :)
Josh Asel
Really amazing and gorgeous :) Congratulations!
suzmonk
Congratulations! Spotting of the Day on your very first post, way to go. I watch a group of black vultures where I live. There is much to be admired in vultures ... I'm a huge fan and it's very cool to see vultures from other parts of the world.
Mona Pirih
Congratulations !! It's very nice photo :)
RiekoS
Congratulations! I love your photo!
KarenL
Congratulations Yusuf, this awesome capture has earned you Spotting of the Day! A Himalayan vulture pauses whilst feeding on a carcass in our spotting of the day. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153285935950603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/383057756816564224
KarenL
Wonderful portrait Yusuf! Welcome to the community!

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013

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