Day 145 - Turkey Vulture's Meal


Do you ever happen upon a great find? One of those once in a life time pictures. Today was that picture. I was so excited to find this guy chowing down on his dinner. I was driving around the lakes looking for something to take a picture of and spotted this guy out of the corner of my eye. After crawling in the grass inching my way towards him and snapping off a hundred shots, I felt satisfied I had gotten a picture I would like. Isn't he magnificent! I'm itching like crazy now from the grass but it was so worth it.

I'm entering this photo as my favorite of May over at Click It Up a Notch.






31 comments:

KAREN said...

wow! now that is find! great shot!

J said...

Fantastic! Totally worth the itchy grass.

Unknown said...

What a great find! And a great photo!

Susan said...

Awesome photo!

Cheryl said...

Misty, that's definately worth the itch! Great shot! I love the look in the Turkey's eye!!!

Unknown said...

What a capture. EEEEK!

karren said...

Oh YEAH! This is great! Enter it in your state fair too!

Janell said...

Wow! that is just amazing!

Unknown said...

That's amazing! Excellent shot.

Anonymous said...

What a great shot, Misty! Definitely worth getting 'down and dirty' for! :-)

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Wow.. a good catch ...
in the park !!!!

Carrie said...

YUMMY! Very cool shot. Mother nature at it's finest. Thanks btw for stopping by my blog the other day and commenting on my sunflower picture. It was an honor to have you stop by.

Courtney said...

Love the colors you captured! That is crazy that you were able to capture this! I love how were crawling around in the grass! I know I have done that one before! Hope you stop itching soon!! Thanks for linking up!

Tara said...

that is awesome!! Great capture! The clarity is great!

Anonymous said...

Yum!

LivingFree said...

Wow!

Gisele said...

fantastic capture - I would have been afraid to get that close to him

Sandra V. said...

really great capture! you sure got close!

Melissa said...

WOW! That is an amazing shot. You really can't beat a find like that!

Anonymous said...

OMG he's looking at you! LOL. This is great! Awesome low crawl photography moment!

Anonymous said...

Great image, drama and action too!

Susan said...

Oh my...you sure did catch something interesting.

Amazing!

NCSue said...

Superb shot. I'd never have thought to shoot that one, but you've captured a very interesting image.
I've stopped by from McDougall Photography's site, and look forward to seeing more of your pix. Thanks also for pointing out the May challenge. I'll check it out!!
I have a page on my site that lists more than 200 hops, memes, and photo challenges… some for each day of the week. Check under the header for the link to that page. I’ve also just started a BlogFrog community that focuses on hops, carnivals, memes, and photo challenges. Go to http://theblogfrog.com/1504201 to visit & participate.
I hope you’ll visit me soon. I follow back!
NCSue

Linda said...

I suppose some people would look at a photo like this and say YUCK!

But this is a prime example of nature and doing what comes by instinct.... I think it is a BEAUTIFUL shot!!! Great find!!

One Photo said...

Oh thank goodness, someone else who ends up with scratched knees and itches :-) It is so true, you dream of those magic moments. Glad you got one and made the most of it - this is a fabulous shot!

One Photo said...

Oh my goodness, I am so glad I am not the only one who ends up with dirty, itchy knees :-) Well you did get that moment we all dream of and you certainly made the most of it. Wonderful photo.

Unknown said...

This is just outstanding! lucky you to come across this but it's wonderful photography too!

Kara said...

ew ew ew! haha Gorgeous shot, though!

Christina said...

Yuck! But its such a great picture!

Jamie said...

Awesome shot!!! Even though I am eating my lunch right now :D

Anonymous said...

Wow, Misty! That is one great capture. Well spotted and well photographed - the clarity is super.