{"id":170985,"date":"2026-03-04T06:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=170985"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:55:53","slug":"black-vultures-in-a-field-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/03\/04\/black-vultures-in-a-field-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Vultures In A Field At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-170982 size-full\" title=\"Black Vultures in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853.jpg\" alt=\"Black Vultures in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-vultures-in-a-field-mia-mcpherson-8853.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Black Vultures in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f10, 1\/500, ISO 1250, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last week I was delighted to come across two Black Vultures on the ground in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. One was an adult, and one was a sub-adult likely to have hatched last year.<\/p>\n<p>The vulture on the right is the sub-adult. Note the color of the head and how high the feathers go up the neck and head.<\/p>\n<p>I still get excited to have Black Vultures in my viewfinder. I saw and photographed Turkey Vultures in Utah, but never Black Vultures. Sighting one there would have been rare.<\/p>\n<p>While I had the two Black Vultures in my viewfinder, I decided to video them. I switched over to video and took four videos. The one below is my favorite.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Black Vultures in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"I found these Black Vultures in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge on 27 February, 2026. The bird on the left is an adult, the one on the right is a sub-adult who most likely hatched last year. 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picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJ2sid0lc04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video was my favorite because of the sub-adult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Black_Vulture\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Black Vulture<\/span><\/a> rousing and the call of the crow in the background.<\/p>\n<p>After this video was taken, something caused both vultures to fly off and join the other vultures in a nearby tree close to Reeve&#8217;s Slough.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m always happy to have vultures, Turkey or Black, in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/black-vulture-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black Vulture 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