How I Photographed This Turkey Vulture!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In this video, I setup my photo blind in the field in hopes of getting photos of some common scavenger birds, like the Common Raven, American Crow, and Turkey Vulture. Somebody had left some deer remains on the roadside, so I moved them into the field to provide safer feeding for scavengers, which gave me an excellent chance to grab some photos too. I moved them a little further out to where I thought the scavengers would be most comfortable landing/feeding. Hope you enjoy this one, and Happy Birding!
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Hope you enjoyed this video on a really cool species. With everyday that passes, things become livelier. Still waiting for my first warbler of the season! Happy Birding!
Lol your excitement gets me excited too. I have been at my work's parking lot for work and was able to get some pics of a peregrine falcon eating another bird on a tree. Keep posting.
That's so cool!! Did you happen to see which bird it was eating? Here in the city they have nest cameras setup for a pair of Peregrine Falcons that nest on top of a tall building. They do some damage on the pigeon population 🤣
I took to long to get to it, the bird was already defeathered. It was smaller than the falcon.
Having a new appreciation for the beauty of Turkey Vultures...and thanks for the important reminder about being mindful of the perils to wildlife on our roads!
Glad you enjoyed! They are such incredible birds 🙂
Could just see the joy on your face talking about the experience. Your shots of the vulture are stunning!
Thank you so much!
Nice video Stefano. It's a good reminder to not overlook anything because everything is an opportunity to photograph and expand skills and/or try different techniques/settings. I love laying low too, but I'm paranoid of ticks. I've thought about a blanket and spraying anti-tick spray down. That might work for my fear lol
Thank you! Haha, yeah that could work. For the amount of time I spend in the field between work and photography, I've still somehow never got a tick. I do always wear long sleeves/pants in the field, so that does help, as well.
This is pretty cool.
I’m watching you in your blind while I’m taking photos from mine.
However, my backyard birds are not quite as striking as yours. 🇬🇧
Great fun though 👍
Haha, photo blind inception. Glad you enjoyed and I wish you luck! Hopefully you get a lot of activity!
Glad you get enjoyment from those guys. Out where I am, I can’t seem to avoid them to the point where I get unreasonably upset when I make an effort to get closer to a bird and then realize it’s just another turkey vulture. I’m getting pretty good at distinguishing their wing shape and flight behavior from hawks, eagles, and ospreys from a distance, but I still do get fooled sometimes. Their faces are just a lot to take in.
They definitely fool me sometimes too! They're fairly easy to identify from most positions, but there are a few angles that make me do a double-take. I tend to like and appreciate the weirder birds 😅
So nice you care so much about wildlife.
Amazing video... just loved it... portraits of birds are always the best to watch and your presence of mind to use the situation did pay of well... Cheers, Stay safe!
So glad you enjoyed, thank you 🙂 Stay safe!
I love your vids man! As a young aspiring photographer, nature and wildlife photography really has a soft spot in my heart. It really inspire and encourage me to go out and just enjoy things such as this instead of sitting comfortably in our homes in front of our screens doing what most teenagers do. Keep on doing this man. Thumbs up for you! 😊
That's awesome! Very glad you're enjoying them and finding inspiration. When I spend the whole day indoors, I tend to regret it. But I've yet to regret spending the whole day outdoors. It's the best place to be 🙂
Great Photos Stefano I have been able to take some good shots of them in the air but never of them perched. Happy birding
Thank you! Happy birding!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Always loved to watch your videos. Good luck👍
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
el trabajar con rapaces, por mi experiencia, siempre es complicado desde el punto de vista de la reacción del ave. Unas son más tolerantes y otras requieren una observación previa para tratar de averiguar sus costumbres, carencias y posaderos que habitualmente usan. Con paciencia, mucha paciencia y tesón todo se consigue, además con estas cámaras que te ofrecen la posibilidad de disparar en silencio todo es más fácil. Enhorabuena por los resultados. Tenías que ver una carroñada por estas tierras como te bajan más de 50 buitres y se amontonan unos encima de otros, todo un espectáculo. Un saludo Stefano.
Thank you for sharing! I can imagine when there is a big enough carcass, how many vultures must travel for the feast. I find the hardest part is getting the first bird to land, even in backyards with bird seed. Once the first one shows up, then others seem more comfortable with coming down.
@@StefanoIaniro Siempre es un placer ver tus trabajos y por supuesto compartir vivencias que puedan enriquecernos a todos los que amamos esta pasión. Esperando tu nuevo trabajo.
I quite enjoy your excitement and passion on seeing the Turkey Vulture; great images. I saw one this morning perched way up a cottonwood tree and the Osprey pair kept their eyes on it. Years ago I got to see 9 trying to feed on a dead sturgeon on the Fraser river that had washed up along a log boom. That was one of the few times I was able to get real close images most of the time they are distant.
Glad you enjoyed! And that sounds like an amazing experience. It is pretty spectacular to watch them do their thing. Very underrated birds!
Stefano you take beautiful photos and your way of presenting appeals to me. It's not boring, but you take me along on your adventure, as it were. I see many similarities with TROND WESTBY from Norway. Just take a look at his You Tube channel that will certainly appeal to you enormously and motivate you even more.
Again keep going and I will definitely keep watching to learn from your advice.
Awesome! I photograph turkey vultures on a daily basis lol
So lucky! They're such amazing birds, not a bad species to see daily!
Stefano Ianiro Wildlife Indeed!
Great attitude man love it
Thank you so much! 😃
Thanks a lot for yet another great video and thanks for making this underappreciated turkey vulture the star of the show. They certainly deserve the positive attention. That said, I have a question: are lead ammunition banned in your area? Just asking, in case this "roadkill" was actually roadside hunting.
Thank you! And sadly, lead ammunition is not banned. It could possibly have been hunting, but would be surprised if somebody had shot in this area. Another possibility is somebody harvested it on their property and just dumped the remains on the road side. Luckily all that was left was the bottom parts of the legs and some fat/meat on the hip bones. If it was hunted, there's a low chance any fragments would be in those parts, unless they had really bad aim lol.
I had 4 on the side road
of my house eating a squirrel for a good 30 minutes and I was able to open the window and take pictures from inside my house. Just amazing!
That's awesome! One of the few benefits to roadkill is it has helped Raptor populations tremendously.
Incredible images Stef! As always great video as well.
Thank you so much, buddy!
Love that foreground blur with your camera right on the ground! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoy. Definitely worth awkwardly laying there to be ground level haha 🙂
@@StefanoIaniro haha loved that you showed your setup. Can't get enough of these videos! Every single one of them helps.
Happy to hear! Thank you!
Nice observation and Gorgeous images! I saw hundred and hundred of them in the sky of Costa Rica.
Thank you! That must have been incredible. And likely a few species of vultures too. Black/King vultures are there too 😀
Another great one, love your enthusiasm!!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
"this is ok" 🤣 great video Stefano 👍🏻
Haha thank you, Espen 😄
Good one Stefano. I encountered this bird one time before at Long Beach, WA. First and only time I had ever seen one. It was a dull morning, so not great light. Your images are nicer.
Thanks, Bill! I was happy to have some cloud cover when he landed. 😀
Great video 💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you!!
Hello Stefano, great video and photos of this bird. What is the maker and model of your hide. Thanks.
That was cool to see. I think Ive only seen them flying but never actually knew what they looked like lol.
Haha, well I'm glad you enjoyed. At the height they usually fly, it's almost impossible to see any detail in their heads haha
Beautiful stuff man! Cheers from BC
Thanks so much!
Awesome vid! I only see them soaring high here in BC, and getting a close up portrait is such a treat!! Also, can I ask what kind of blind are you using?
Thank you! The only times I see them on the ground here is usually when they're on the road picking up roadkill. Other than that it's mostly flybys. And this is the Tragopan V+ Blind 🙂
Great video as always! Really love seeing vultures, since they're native on pretty much every continent except for here in Australia. The relaxed and laid back video style makes for some really calming content. On a side note, your referral link to Topaz in the descriptions of your videos seems to be dead or not work for me, is there an updated link?
So glad you enjoyed! Vultures are some of my favorite birds. In Central America, I'd watch the Turkey, Black, and King Vultures soaring at different heights riding thermals. Incredible species. Oh, I just checked, that's strange, it seems it won't let me link to one of their products. I had to create a new link that redirects to their main website where you can choose any of their products. Thanks for the support and letting me know about the broken link!
Really appreciate your work ... best of luck 👍💐
Glad you enjoy, thanks!
Hello. just started bird photographylast feb 2020. purchased the 200-600 for my a7riii. pretty happy with the setup but recently had a chance to photograph a leceustic owl. she was pretty far sleeping on a tree. I am now realizing that i need the extra reach and am thinking of adding a 2x teleconverter.
Have you tried any of sonys teleconverter with the 200-600?
Hey! That sounds like an amazing experience. I haven't tried any teleconverters with the 200-600. I'd definitely try renting one if you can before buying it!
Any chance you got a bird photo at 300mm and 600mm FF and crop modes? LOL
I have a 300mm aps-c Nikon curious what 600mm does for filling the frame.
Have you used the A6000?
Haha sadly I don't have any comparison photos like that. You can likely find some comparisons online with the different focal lengths, it just may not be from the same camera setup. And for your second question - I haven't used any APS-C cameras from Sony yet.
Hello.
I want to take photos of birds and wildlife. I live near forest and also backyard birds are nearby. So I'd like to know your pro advice what should I get 100-400 or 200-600. I got a Sony A7RII.
Hey! I believe I just responded to your message on Instagram 🙂
Sorry if youve covered this in another video but does your 200-600 stay at 200 if you have it pointing up. Mine that I just got creeps from 200- 270 if its angled up over 30 degrees.
Hmm, no I haven't covered that topic. I've never had mine creep, no matter the orientation. I also didn't think it would be as much of an issue, since it's internal zoom. Very strange!
@@StefanoIaniro okay thank you
Love your work😃...usually people run before exotic birds while the beauty lies around us..i also created a similar video on Parrots feeding seeds around in my channel..let me know😊
Yep
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