California Condors

FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
edited January 6, 2007 in Wildlife
Comming back from Northern California through Big Sur My wife and I encountered these Condors roosting and flying around the bluffs, To see and photograph these magnificent birds was truely an uplifting experience.

The photo do these birds no justice when you consider the wing span is 9-10ft across, I'm not trying to make excuses but the light was very harsh in the miday sun but you''ll get the idea, hope you like them, there's more on my site and more going up daily so check back under latest Images.

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    Great shots, Froggy! That would be really awesome to see in person with their huge wingspan! I think you did a great job in spite of the lighting conditions. thumb.gif
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    Great captures!! thumb.gif

    Look like fighter planes with those number tags! rolleyes1.gif:D
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    Thanks for posting this
    Ian408 commented on my photo that he heard about the condors... I thought he was a little nuts, thinking I'd get a photo of condors... but you know what? He was right. I checked my photos and used photoshop to lighten them, and there on the wings are the tracking devices. I think I have 27 or 72, not sure, your numbers are so much clear than mine! I did see about 5 of them circling around below me on a headland and I just thought they were buzzards or vultures... they didn't seem that big to me, so I guess the were further away from me than I thought.

    It's amazing they can fly with the tracking devices that big. The numbers are above and below the wing... I was shooting from below the condors. That little antenna is a giveaway clue if you know what you are looking for.

    Your photos came out so much better than mine... And they cleared up a puzzled me...
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  • cornerketchcornerketch Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    great shots..
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    whoa they look like radio controlled condors!!!
    nice series - THANX FOR SHARING THESE!

    TROY
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    awesome pics..nice series!clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    I just love that 3rd shot. clap.gif good captures of a very interesting subject.
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2007
    Thanks everyone, it was indeed a very cool experience, that third shot was full frame with my 400, it looked like he was going to run into me, thanks again all, Happy New Year

    Steve

    PS I wonder if Dallas is in Big Sur yet:D
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2007
    Nice shots Steve!
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  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2007
    Great shots of Great birds. Too bad they have to tag them but I guess that is a necessity these days. Can you send us a few to Florida? We will trade you some sea gulls or something. I looked at your gallery. You do excellent work.
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