Gyps Fulvus

Female vulture protecting her eggs

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Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Gyps Vulvus. In Dutch: Vale gier.

Finally found some time to take some photos of animals. My photocourse this courseyear was about portraits (humans) and streetphotography; so I took a lot of photos but no animals, flowers and landscapes. But I will have some time for that the next months! Bye, Josine Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  A brilliant return that is!
  Where did you get to this bird so up-close? By the way, it's Gyps fulvus. Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Frankhuizen Photography
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you for the compliment! This photo is taken in a small zoo, behind glass ;-)
    When I did the identification it automatically gave the name Griffon Vulture next to the identification Gyps Fulvus which I entered. May be Ferdi can correct this double identification by hand? Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      I guess the only other way to come closer are special feeding grounds, but they would not be sitting so peacefully. I have seen them in the wild in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, but they were very far. I had uploaded a few photos last year.
      I have no idea where that misspelling came from. I checked the JD species database and there is only one entry which is Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus). Even the search gave no results. Maybe it is somewhere in the species identification keywords if there is such thing. Posted 11 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, there is such a thing. One species record can be associated with many synonyms, all pointing to that same species record. A synonym is added for each successful search, even if the search was misspelled. When you get suggestions from the search field while you are searching, you are actually looking at synonyms, not directly at species records.
        
        The reason that misspellings may occur in that list is because the Wikipedia API, the programmatic interface JungleDragon "talks to" actually allows slight misspellings. In the case of a misspelling it will sometimes still redirect to the correct Wikipedia page, but not always. Posted 11 years ago
      2. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for the explanation, Ferdy, it's good to know it. Posted 11 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Fluffy vulture! Hey, you've changed your Jungle name I see:) Posted 11 years ago
1. Frankhuizen Photography
  
  Lion
  
  Harry did a while ago... Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Stunning, I love it Posted 11 years ago
1. Frankhuizen Photography
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Claire! Posted 11 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Thanks for the promotion who ever did it! Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a fantastic portrait! Posted 11 years ago
1. Frankhuizen Photography
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Ferdi! Posted 11 years ago