A Fly By by digitalrn

A Fly By

Today a group of us including myself, my wife Josie, my sister Donna, her friend Kim, my brother Gary and his son Kyle, along with Ann @olivetreeann met for a walk around at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. We saw a few high flyers, but couldn't tell what they were, then at one of the overlooks my Brother shouts for our attention. I quickly grabbed a shot as this one just left my sight. Turns out, I believe it was a vulture, not sure. We had a great time hiking the trail. It was hot, some rugged terrain, but tolerable, and it was great having the chance to meet Ann. So often all we do is exchange comments on line, but what a pleasure to get to meet some of our friends face to face. This Fall we hope to make a trip to Bushkill Falls and meet up again. Ann, thanks for driving down to meet up with us. It was fun!
That, my friend, is a Turkey Buzzard. They are so big! I can feel the motion in this as he flies by. Very nice!
June 2nd, 2013  
Cool shot
June 2nd, 2013  
Waaw !! A solitary bird of prey above the intensity of the forest below great shot Rick !
June 2nd, 2013  
Gorgeous action capture, Rick. You must have been really fast to catch this one.
June 2nd, 2013  
great action shot Rick , sounds like fun was had by all
June 2nd, 2013  
Looks very powerful flying at that level. In sure timing was difficult. Nice work
June 2nd, 2013  
How wonderful!
June 2nd, 2013  
Great catch.
June 2nd, 2013  
great shot hawk mountain sounds an amazing place, all we have where I live is one tree hill oh it gets better there is also two tree island
June 2nd, 2013  
Nice work! I am glad you caught this one. It is nice to meet other 365 members face to face. Sounds like a wonderful time!
June 2nd, 2013  
When it gets super hot they will perch (in groups) on dead tree limbs and spread their humongous wings. It is a little intimidating!
June 3rd, 2013  
I had such a great time Rick! I felt like we'd already been friends for years we fell right in step (for real!). Josie et al were just as fun to meet and I loved listening to the family banter. I can't wait to get the pictures put on a CD so I can upload them on my computer. Maybe some time this week. I'm really looking forward to the Fall. Perhaps Nada, Laraine and Rich (Laraine's hubby) will join us as well. And yes, this is a Turkey Vulture. It was my pleasure to meet you at Hawk Mt.!
June 3rd, 2013  
@olivetreeann We enjoy getting together, and Josie loves dishing it out to Gary and Kyle
June 3rd, 2013  
I captured a hawk once, and was really pleased with myself until I got home and put it on my computer only to find out it was a vulture. They're still pretty cool, though. How fun that you got to meet Ann!
June 3rd, 2013  
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