The King of Vultures

• Photographer
  Lynn Emery
• Technical Info
  Canon Eosr5 Rf100-500 F4.5-7.1l Is Usm 1/1000sec; F/7.1 Iso1000 Manual
• Photo Date
  11.04.2023

King vultures are one of the largest New World vulture, second only to condors. The king vulture spends hours soaring without flapping its wings. It flies much higher in the air than other species of vulture, which prefer to soar close to the treetops. When a king vulture lands, other birds make way for it. Though it appears to dominate over a feeding site, this vulture actually relies on other, stronger-beaked carrion-eaters to initially rip open the hide of a carcass.