gift for your bird, ED
Ed, I think your bird is gorgeous (wonder why god gave him a red head). I took this photo night before last, nothing goes unused, it is all for a purpose, in nature and in my photo files.
This is my gift to you and your bird! Take it in good health, how you end up.........be careful. I think it was just hit by a car, was by the side of the rd by the birds, made me so mad. Now it can serve as nature intended.
Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Ginger I'm sure that bird would have loved your gift.
The only thing I could find about the colored head for the vulture is that it lacks feathers and that is the color of their skin. The reason stated for them not having feathers was that it prevents any feathers on the head from getting fouled by the carrion that they eat. Head feathers are very difficult to clean.
Geeze, I guess it would be hard to clean head feathers, but eagles and hawks seem to do OK Although, they usually prefer live kill to carrion. Anyhow, IMO, that redhead makes him somewhat attractive.
Great shot ed, it reminds me of a comic where these two vultures are sitting on a branch and there are a couple of animals and a guy crawling on their hands and knee's through the desert and one vulture says to the other "f_ _ _ patience Larry, I'm killin' somethin"
hoping this message finds you well -Ian
ps. I hope I haven't offended anyone with the dashes, but the joke just isn't that funny if you substitute that word for a lesser one. If I have crossed the line, please let me know and you'll never see it again.
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Tim
Ed, I think your bird is gorgeous (wonder why god gave him a red head). I took this photo night before last, nothing goes unused, it is all for a purpose, in nature and in my photo files.
This is my gift to you and your bird! Take it in good health, how you end up.........be careful. I think it was just hit by a car, was by the side of the rd by the birds, made me so mad. Now it can serve as nature intended.
ginger
Very nice piece of work.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
And Ginger, That's a good question about the color of their heads, it must be out there on the net someplace, if I find out I'll post it here.
Ed
www.edhughesphoto.com
The only thing I could find about the colored head for the vulture is that it lacks feathers and that is the color of their skin. The reason stated for them not having feathers was that it prevents any feathers on the head from getting fouled by the carrion that they eat. Head feathers are very difficult to clean.
Ed
www.edhughesphoto.com
Geeze, I guess it would be hard to clean head feathers, but eagles and hawks seem to do OK
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Great shot ed, it reminds me of a comic where these two vultures are sitting on a branch and there are a couple of animals and a guy crawling on their hands and knee's through the desert and one vulture says to the other "f_ _ _ patience Larry, I'm killin' somethin"
hoping this message finds you well -Ian
ps. I hope I haven't offended anyone with the dashes, but the joke just isn't that funny if you substitute that word for a lesser one. If I have crossed the line, please let me know and you'll never see it again.
Kirwin