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Old 09-08-2007, 04:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This was taken at a Birds of Prey area at Sion Hall nr Northallerton N.Yorks
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Wow. Cracking close up.
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I agree, very nice portrait.
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Just out of interest, have been trying to identify which particular Vulture this is, from the head shot it looks like a Cape Griffon Vulture - Gyps coprotheres, is this the bird?

http://debale.home.comcast.net/gyps/gyps.htm

http://i1.treknature.com/photos/4319...pe_vulture.jpg
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Looks right .
The second URL says the site is forbidden.
Is the to every one or just my PC ?
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Goes straight through to a picture for me.

Have just changed it to image code, can you see it now?
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Yes that does, The other one (now not there) didn't It came up with forbidden.
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Same URL, just changed the URL code for IMG code, strange.
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Oh right . well that one did work the first time. there were two unless I hit on it while you were changing it and found both .
Any way it works and well done for finding it.
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Very nice close-up.. although a face only a mother could love
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