King Vulture Portrait .......
The King Vulture
The King Vulture, is a large Central and South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World Vultures.
King Vultures have lived up to 30 years in captivity, though their lifespan in the wild is unknown.
This vulture uses urohydrosis, defecating on its legs, in order to lower its body temperature. Despite its bill and large size, it is relatively unaggressive at a kill and will normally back down rather than fight.The King Vulture lacks a voice box, though it can make low croaking noises and wheezing sounds.Its only natural predators are snakes, which will prey upon the vulture’s eggs and young, and large cats such as jaguars, which may surprise and kill an adult vulture at a carcass.
The King Vulture feeds solely on carrion and, unlike some New World Vultures, is not known to kill sick or dying animals for food.It often eats stranded fish along river banks, but does not come to village refuse dumps for food.Though it has keen eyesight which can help it locate food.
There is evidence that suggests a decline in population, though it is not significant enough to cause it to be listed.This decline is due primarily to habitat destruction and poaching.
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KMorral
Beautiful capture- love the colours
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Thank you Karen ! ........
Esther van de ...
Amazing. Never seen a bird like this before. What a beautiful image.
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They are the most Spectacular birds of colour thank you Esther for your kind comments ! ......
Anne Smyth
what a strange creature and yet quite beautiful…thanks for the write up as well as the excellent image
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Hi Anne’ thank you so much for your kind words ! .......
Sharon Mau
Oh my God look at that!! I never imagined a Vulture could be so beautiful! This is a sensational photograph, it is truly amazing.
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This bird really is a wonder of nature lol I love your comments Sharon thank you so much ! .......
Sharon Mau
I very much enjoy reading your fascinating commentary!
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I’m really pleased thank you Sharon so sweet …...... (-;
RickF
Great capture!
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Thank you kindly Rick ! ......
LudaNayvelt
awesome shot.
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Thank you very much Luda ! ........
helmutk
Great shot !
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All my best helmutk thank you ! ......
Lucindawind
hes very beautiful Jon .. wonderful shot
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Hay Lu’ thank you very much ! ......
Martina Fagan
A wonderful capture indeed what detail superb
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Hi Tina’ thank you for your wonderful comments ! .......
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lorilee
A beautiful capture of this amazing bird!!!
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Hi lorilee, One of my fav birds of all time thank you so much for your comments ! ...
velveteagle
Great information and capture JD.. Amazing looking creatures.. You have done this justice…
Chuck..
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Didn’t recognize you at first Chuck as you changed your profile image lol cheers my friend ! .......
lilian marshall
Absolutely stunning capture of a very unusual bird .Have never seen anything like it .Not sure his way of keeping cool will catch on .I am sure next time we are on holiday complaining of being to hot it will be mentioned .I do think common vultures have lovely markings on the faces .The hotel we go to in the Gambia feed the vultures every day between 11-30-12 noon It’s quite an attraction
for people to see .Then the taps are turned on for them to bathe and afterwards the vultures stand around with their wings outspread to dry, Apparently they can’t fly when their feathers are wet can they ??
jdmphotography replied
Hi lilian, Thank you for this interesting info I have also read about this when water bound they find it very difficult to fly indeed and leave them self’s more open to other predators …..... !
AnnDixon
WOW !!! this is amazing, never seen one of these not even in the Zoo, well done,
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They are amazing birds aren’t they for your information I know they have one of these guys in Colchester Zoo thanks Anne ….....
Lyn Thom
Beautiful image,a face only a mother could love I feel, but striking colours all the same,thanks for the info as well,thats always really interesting .lyn
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No probs on the info Lyn thank you for such kind comments ! .......
francophotos
Fantastic and beautiful shot!!
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Thank you Franco all the best my friend ! .......
Trudi's Images
What a great bird fabulous capture and information too !
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Hi Trudi’ Thank you again for your lovely comments ! ......
Ruth Maginness
Excellent capture !!
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Thank you Ruth for kind comments and for fav ! .......
kevinmawson
Beautiful capture!gorgeous bird!
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Thank you very much Kevin all my best to you ! ......
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ltruskett
what a beauty….......so nicely captured ….............
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Thank you very much for such kind words ! .......
valzart
Wondrous capture sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
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Hi ’ Thank you for your kind words Valzart ! .......
roseduggan
what a beauty and so sweet of this bird~ cool !!! :)).
jdmphotography replied
He sure is a pretty for a Vulture ! Kind comments all round thanks again Rose ! ..... (-;
Robert Elliott
wonderful capture
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Thanks again Rob sure pleased your back on the comment sheet I know you have been away a while welcome back my friend ! ........
Scott d'Almeida
stunning capture
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Thanks kindly again Scott ! .......
Colleen Battis...
Congratulations! This work has been FEATURED in FUNNY KRITTERS
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Thank you very much Colleen for the congrats and feature in this brilliant group ! ........ (-;
maxy
Oh my goodness – so colorful and fun! LOVE the nose! Huge congratulations on your feature – excellent work!
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Hi Maxy’ thank you for your wonderful sweet kind comments and congrats ! ..... (-;
Cindirelli
This is by far the most beautiful vulture I have ever seen ~ very nice capture! Thanks for adding the info ~ I found it to be most interesting! ~:)
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I’m really pleased that you found the read up very interesting Cindirelli and thank you for all your kind words ! ....... (-;
Anne-Marie Bok...
What a great portrait Jon of this beautiful bird! Have read about them but never saw one!
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Thank you Anne for your kind comments and yes they are indeed a very beautiful bird I hope you get that chance to see one soon ! .... (-;
Ginny York
Wow Jon! What an excellent capture. Perfect focus, detail and DOF! We have one of these at the Virginia Safari Park, but it’s behind bars and set back. I tried to get a shot of it…but just couldn’t do it without getting the bars. This one you have here is the best I have seen yet. An instant fav!!
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They are my fav of all vultures stunning colours I do hope you get a shot of the guy Virginia Safari Park why not ask the park to go in with the bird to take the shot love your comments and kind words thank you Ginny ! ....... (-;
Ginny York
You have made this bird look beautiful and studious! :))
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Thanks again Ginny ! ......... (-;
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Ginny York
The one at the Safari Park is in a pretty small area. Some of the smaller animals that can’t go free (in my opinion) don’t have enough room. They are still fairly a new place and are always making changes…so I hope these areas will be made larger for those type animals. I really doubt they would let me in there. I might still ask anyway. :)) It never hurts to ask!
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Some times you have to be a little cheeky Ginny to get what you won’t so your right it never hurts to ask’ that’s a real shame as these large birds need a lot of room …......
David Clarke
Excellent shot, John!