{"id":82579,"date":"2021-03-28T05:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T11:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=82579"},"modified":"2025-05-26T08:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:20:02","slug":"spring-turkey-vulture-and-a-view-from-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/03\/28\/spring-turkey-vulture-and-a-view-from-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Turkey Vulture And A View From The Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpringSpring Turkey Vulture warming up in morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I was able to photograph a spring Turkey Vulture warming up in the morning light from a rural road in Box Elder County<\/span><\/a>. I had seen vultures in flight on my two previous March trips up there but hadn’t been able to photograph them.<\/p>\n

This Turkey Vulture seemed content to thermoregulate and didn’t offer many other poses while I had it in my viewfinder. I have to admit the warmth of the sun felt nice to me and it probably did to the vulture too.<\/p>\n

The rest of my journey up north wasn’t nearly as birdy as I would have liked but I did spot several Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and Bald Eagles along with three lingering Rough-legged Hawks who will be winging their way north very soon. I also saw some smaller birds along the way.<\/p>\n

\"SpringSpring view from a rural road in Box Elder County \u2013 Nikon D810, f9, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 28mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

For most of the morning I enjoyed the spring views of the landscape as I looked for birds. Sagebrush and grasses are greening up but the ground is terribly dry. It is drier than I have ever seen it at this time of the year. I truly hope we get more spring rains before the seemingly endless heat of summer.<\/p>\n

Even though I didn’t take that many bird photos it was a pleasant morning up in Box Elder County.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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