Thursday, April 03, 2008

SkyWatch Friday, Into the Wild Blue Yonder


Flying High, a Turkey Vulture soars with wide sweeping arcs in a perfectly cloudless blue sky.
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30 comments:

  1. Chad Oneil MyersThu Apr 03, 09:27:00 PM EDT

    Looking for some fresh, dead meat no doubt...

    You're really loving the "Birds in Flight" captures lately aren't you?

    ;)

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  2. AnitaThu Apr 03, 09:40:00 PM EDT

    I've taken quite a few pictures of vultures, but not one in flight this good! Great shot!

    My SWF is at Prairie Visions!

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  3. AnonymousThu Apr 03, 09:54:00 PM EDT

    A turkey vulture!? I don't think I've ever seen one of these soar. Nice catch!

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  4. AnonymousThu Apr 03, 10:01:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful shot! Great capture of the bird. :)

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  5. SandyCarlsonThu Apr 03, 10:31:00 PM EDT

    His body is a work of art on that gorgeous blue field!

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  6. dotThu Apr 03, 11:19:00 PM EDT

    Hi Salty! Great buzzard shot! I wonder if that is one of the ones who was visiting down here this past winter.

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  7. LindaThu Apr 03, 11:34:00 PM EDT

    Those birds are everywhere - they look a lot better way up in the sky than close up. Love the blue sky.

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  8. CarlettaFri Apr 04, 12:27:00 AM EDT

    Awesome shot!

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  9. Lilli & NevadaFri Apr 04, 12:35:00 AM EDT

    wow look at that wing span fabulous

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  10. AnonymousFri Apr 04, 05:37:00 AM EDT

    Perfectly well framed ... and such beauty on that glidding vulture on such an open spaced sky.
    Fantastic colours.

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  11. AnonymousFri Apr 04, 06:18:00 AM EDT

    These have always been known as or called Buzzards around here. And they are lots of them before I went to the hospital.

    Your photography is nice as it always is. I will comment more at another time as I just returned from hospital and am not back to normal.

    Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio.

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  12. TomFri Apr 04, 06:48:00 AM EDT

    Well captured Salty... what a spectacular sight that must have been..
    Thank you for joining in with the fun of Skywatch again.
    Tom

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  13. AnonymousFri Apr 04, 07:12:00 AM EDT

    A really good shot. I have only seen then from a distance.

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  14. Anne-BeritFri Apr 04, 08:08:00 AM EDT

    Gorgious,well done:o)

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  15. DeeMomFri Apr 04, 08:41:00 AM EDT

    wow

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  16. This Is My Blog - fishing guyFri Apr 04, 08:55:00 AM EDT

    Salty: The buzzards return to Hinkley, Ohio every year and they have a festival. I saw 4 the other day but they were circling far away and I never got a chance. This is a great photo.

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  17. DebbieFri Apr 04, 09:30:00 AM EDT

    Salty, first time here...

    Today's photo is beautiful, but I scrolled down and all your pictures are amazing!

    My favorite so far is the loon. I lived in Maine for 6 years and fished early mornings and their voice stayed in my mind forever.

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  18. Daniel J SantosFri Apr 04, 10:14:00 AM EDT

    beautiful photo, excellent.

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  19. EG CameraGirlFri Apr 04, 11:01:00 AM EDT

    Who would've thought a turkey vulture could look so good. ;-)

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  20. lv2scpbkFri Apr 04, 11:07:00 AM EDT

    Beautiful. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to soar like this? It just looks like he's gliding so gracefully.

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  21. UnknownFri Apr 04, 12:14:00 PM EDT

    This is great, well done.

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  22. KimFri Apr 04, 12:35:00 PM EDT

    So free, great shot :)

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  23. MarieFri Apr 04, 12:49:00 PM EDT

    What a great shot! It's gorgious,well done.

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  24. photowannabeFri Apr 04, 01:17:00 PM EDT

    Their flight is so graceful. The way they soar on their huge wings is quite amazing. How anything so beautiful can be so ugly is a mystery.

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  25. RoseFri Apr 04, 01:28:00 PM EDT

    This is a great shot...another question I have wanted to ask for a while now...what is the bird in your header...hawk, falcon, ???

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  26. Misty DawnSFri Apr 04, 03:04:00 PM EDT

    Awesome capture! I know how difficult it is to get a good shot of a bird in the sky - you did wonderful!

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  27. CatherineFri Apr 04, 04:59:00 PM EDT

    Thats a beautiful sky! And beautiful wings! :)
    Another amazing capture!
    Have a great weekend Salty!
    Cat

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  28. Luiz Santilli JrSat Apr 05, 01:01:00 AM EDT

    A big bird, the king of sky!

    Great post!!

    Luiz

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  29. AnonymousSat Apr 05, 09:54:00 AM EDT

    beautiful beautiful photo! Love his read head and magnificent wingspan.

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  30. CláudiaSat Apr 05, 10:15:00 PM EDT

    Great moment you picked up!

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