The Nubian Vulture! - a photo on Flickriver

            The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. 
The lappet-faced vulture is one of the most aggressive of African birds. It possesses one of the strongest beaks, usually arriving last to the carcass due to its ability to tear off skin, tendons, and ligaments that are too tough for smaller scavengers. In fact, they are able to strip a small antelope carcass to the bone within 20 minutes.
Because of their dominating size, they will often scare off or steal from smaller vultures.
They are usually solitary or live in pairs. Contrary to popular belief, they do not locate carrion by smell. They find carcasses by watching the behavior of other birds.
Their featherless heads and necks help them to keep clean because they can shake off any sticky remains of their meals. The sun bakes off any bacteria or parasites since this the hardest part of the body to preen.

This beautiful Lappet-faced vultures was  photographed during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Keekorok (show map)

Taken on: October 21, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, f/5.0, 1/320 sec, 600mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.1 (Macintosh)
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