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White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Description:

The White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. It has a pink beak and a white crest, and the featherless areas on its head are pale. Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers. The feathers on its lower parts and legs are white. It has a wing span of 2 m and spends a lot of time soaring looking for food. It roosts in tall trees near to water at night.

Notes:

Don't you think it looks sad?

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30 Comments (1–25)

Cris
Cris 10 years ago

Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

So cute ... I need a funky haircut ;-) !!!

sttweets
sttweets 10 years ago

Thanks guys.
I'll keep an eye on the contest :-)

surekha
surekha 10 years ago

Portrait of despair...lol, Sweet bird though :) Great spotting and congrats!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Congrats sttweets, your vulture is the star of our Facebook caption contest! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

jcbetz
jcbetz 12 years ago

It looks so sad. Pobrecita!

ArfhwwDani
ArfhwwDani 12 years ago

uuwwhh.. what the bird thinking of? :( looking for ur mama?

Sharshora
Sharshora 12 years ago

poor little bird it make me remember the sad pupy face :`(

floris.terlouw
floris.terlouw 12 years ago

Poor bird, looks depressed.

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

:-)
As I said before, I tried to catch some of the unhappy and boredom in this portrait.

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

I'm trying to stay away from using the word 'cute'.... It does look sad, and I know zoos are a good idea, but still, I dislike the idea of animals being caged. And this little fellar certainly looks unhappy (and like Mr Burns!!) Still, great photo of this cute bird...oh, damn! :)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

How cute!

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@BettinaK I see what you mean :-)

JoshuaSantana
JoshuaSantana 12 years ago

It's really nice!

BettinaK
BettinaK 12 years ago

It looks a bit like Mr. Burns (simpsons)

OemphaLoempha
OemphaLoempha 12 years ago

Yes, I can see the filmstar in there... sad.

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@auntnance123 Thanks, I can see what you mean; the slightly guilty look.

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

It's adorable; and not so much sad, but like a puppy that just got reprimanded for chewing a shoe. (but I can see the sad boredom of the zoo experience)

Tweact
Tweact 12 years ago

Yeah, the stole makes it complete :-)

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@Tweact, Haha, you're right. A slightly bold, not too well aged film star with a black stole!

Tweact
Tweact 12 years ago

What an amazing picture. Like an aged filmstar.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

You succeeded!

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@AnnvanWijgerden, Yes, Artis zoo.
I feel sorry for most animals in the zoo, captivity equals stress and suffering most of the time. I tried to catch some of the unhappy and boredom in this portrait.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Yes, so sad! Did you take this picture at Artis zoo? Maybe he's longing to spend "time soaring looking for food"...?

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

Thanks. Don't you think it looks extremely sad?

sttweets
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sttweets

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted on Jul 2, 2011
Submitted on Jul 8, 2011

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