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Rüppell'sVulture

Rüppell'sVulture

Most don't think vultures are much more than a dirty scavenger, but they are big and beautiful and serve a necessary purposed in the food chain. This one ...
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Most don't think vultures are much more than a dirty scavenger, but they are big and beautiful and serve a necessary purposed in the food chain. This one must have taking a break from all the feeding action on carcasses in the Mara River in the northern Serengeti.
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SONY ILCE-6300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 125 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 3000/10

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Jun, 2018

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