Griffon Vulture - Crete - Photo John Bayley
Griffon Vulture - Gyps fulvus - NW Crete 2009
Griffon Vulture - Gyps fulvus                                                                      Copyright JohnBayley@Cretanvista

This magnificent Griffon Vulture - a rare bird and a threatened species - is clearly en-route to somewhere. Soaring towards a nearby mountainside, the long upward curved 'fingers' at the wingtips flexed, the white neck clearly visible, seeking it's target on the nearby mountain crag. A superb photograph...

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