Kiersten Rowland

Adventures, wildlife, and life in the Alpujarras

I always get a thrill when I am able to spend time with these wonderful birds, natures clean up crew. This bird was seen at first light after we had climbed a peak. Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), also known as the Eurasian Griffon, is a large short tailed vulture with excellent eyesight and in flight can spot an animal carcass from a distance in excess of five km (info from Bird Fact).

A Griffon vulture lit up by first light gliding below the photographer. The rocky background is blurred out. A Griffon vulture lit up by first light gliding below the photographer. The rocky background is blurred out.

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