Silently hunting (pic included)

[Steve Foss]

Nope, neither hawk nor falcon nor eagle. This is the much maligned turkey vulture. Not the most attractive of faces, for sure, but they epitomize grace in the air. Nothing mines the updrafts and breezes like a vulture.

This one was seen along the Portage River today.

Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm, iso400, 1/1250 at f8

[mcary]

Nice capture Steve! It's always fun watching them wobble through the air. They fly like they've had one too many.

[Dbl]

Cool shot of a bird we don't always see or pay attention to.

[Swimmer]

Nice shot. Don't they usually travel in flocks?