{"id":128520,"date":"2024-05-15T03:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=128520"},"modified":"2024-05-15T03:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:40:12","slug":"black-vulture-portraits-from-tishomingo-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/05\/15\/black-vulture-portraits-from-tishomingo-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Vulture Portraits From Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I was thrilled to take my first Black Vulture photos at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a>, and some were portraits of the vultures that I found.<\/p>\n

\"CloseClose up Black Vulture at Tishomingo NWR \u2013 Nikon D500, f9, 1\/160, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Turkey and Black Vultures are found at the refuge. While I found both species, I wanted to photograph the Black Vultures the most because this was a vulture species I did not see while I lived in Utah. I photographed a young vulture before it left its nest<\/span><\/a> last year at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

It was a thrill for me to take those images. The vulture nest was inside a natural cavity in a tree next to the road at that refuge. My thanks go out to Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>, a dear friend and excellent wildlife photographer, for pointing out and sharing those Black Vulture chicks with me last year.<\/p>\n

\"TishomingoTishomingo NWR Black Vulture portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f9, 1\/250, ISO 800, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn’t find or see any Black Vultures in a nest at Tishomingo NWR, but it was my first trip there, and I was busy exploring the refuge.<\/p>\n

Finding Black Vultures was delightful, and I was very pleased to have them in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

This particular Black Vulture has puzzled me. I believe that it isn’t quite mature, or adult, yet. It was browner than I expect an adult to be. I’m also not sure the brown fuzzy stubble on its head is seen on adult Black Vultures. This vulture may have hatched last year, but I am not certain about that. I didn’t see this Black Vulture with their wings spread so I couldn’t see the feathers I would want to see to look for signs of molt.<\/p>\n

However old this Black Vulture is, it made my day even better to take these portraits.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Black Vulture photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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