Hooded Vulture with scrap of food

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SKU NGAF16726 Categories African Birds, Wildlife Tags Accipitridae, Accipitriformes, altricial, animal, animals, Aves, Avian, bird, Bird of Prey, Birdlife, bone fragments, carrion, clean up brigade, cleaning, colony nester, competition, Critically Endangered, cultural, decline, dust bath, electrocutions, Falconiformes, feathers, Furadan, gregarious, habitat loss, head, Hooded Vulture, hooked beak, man and wildlife, mob feeding, naked, Nature, Necrosyrtes monachus, oesteophagy, ornithology, pesticide, Plumage, poisoning, power lines, primaries, scavenger, significant decline, soaring, specialized feeder, thermaling, thin beak, traditional Medicine, traditional medicines, Vertebrate, vocal, warm blooded, wild animals, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wildlife images, wildlife photography, wildlife photos, wildlife pictures

Description

Second smallest of the Vulture family, the Hooded Vulture is usually seen waiting on the peripherary of a carcasse whilst the others fight and squabble. Their thin beak is designed to get get at inaccessible morsels

Photographer: Nick Greaves