Red Headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

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Photo by Aditi Rajan

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Smith Zoo

http://www.glo-wild.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=25 Also a good read for vulture lovers and all actually... Thanks SatyenM!

Wild Things

That is awesome information Smith's Zoo. Thanks for sharing.

Smith Zoo

The bald, or lightly-feathered, head is specially designed to stay clean even when confronted with blood and bodily fluids present in the carcasses. Any remaining germs are baked off by the sun. 1 September - International Vulture Awareness Day Awesome pic Aditi!

Aditi Rajan

Thanks a lot Aneesh! This was in Bandhavgad National Park, last summer

AneeshJain

Superb! I would rate it as one of the best wildlife photos! Where exactly was this?

Aditi Rajan

Thanks Emma ! Its one of my favorite shots just because if the action in it :)

HemaShah

@ Aditi, I still think that this is an awesome picture! Great colors too!

Aditi Rajan

Thanks for the lovely comments everyone! :)

Ashish

Hi Sergio.... keep tracking following link and like them on your Facebook... http://www.corbettfoundation.org/ You will have lot rural and urban wildlife information on Indian on this website. Most of Indian Biologists studied at Jim Corbett institute.. This is their website...!!

KarenL

Wonderful photo!

Kassius Santos

Great shot!

Sergio Monteiro

Ashish, here in occident, we don't have much information about the modern India and other oriental countries. Western made movies often focus in the picturesque, rather than the reality, and very few indian made movies reach us. I'd like to know more about India, because I think it resembles Brazil in some aspects.

Ashish

Hi... Emma such old age type funerals are already stopped in 20th century...!! Vultures mostly seen in Maharashtra in hilly area with evergreen forests.

HemaShah

@ Ashish,you might be able to spot some near a Parsi Funeral home. Usually in the final funeral rites , the body is left in the open for the vultures. We had one in Solapur. i never ventured close to the place though. My next door neighbor went to a cemetery in Pleasant hill ,just out of sheer curiosity. She saw the most beautiful birds of prey hanging around .

Thank you :)

great spotting

Thanks a lot!! :)

More color than our Turkey Vultures!

Dangermouse

Well, you have some fantastic photos, I think you already are a wildlife photographer! :)

Aditi Rajan

Thank you! :) im an aspiring wildlife photographer..that comment means a lot! :)