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White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Description:

Resting in a tree after cleaning up a Blue Wildebeest which had been taken by a Lion, which was still sleeping nearby.

Habitat:

Marula / Knob-thorn Open Tree Savanna

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2 Comments

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

Thanks. Beautiful bird ... much to be admired.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

nice one. i like pic 3 the best.

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 28, 2008
Submitted on Sep 8, 2013

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