Turkey Vulture

I witnessed this vulture being chased and harassed by a mockingbird. I followed it to this perch and he looked either embarrassed from being chased by a little bird or relieved that he escaped.

[Diana]

Not the prettiest bird but a lovely shot.

[LManning (Laura)]

A great capture, with lovely catchlight in the eye.

[Jerzy]

Could be both, relieved and embarrassed :-) It's funny how big birds can get harassed by small ones. I see eagles getting it occasionally. Great shot.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice catch. It does look a bit sheepish.

[Mags]

Ha ha! Great expression on its face. Well captured.

[Joan Robillard]

Sorry but not a turkey Vulture. It is a black Vulture. Turkey Vultures have red heads like turkeys. https://www.birdadvisors.com/vultures/#Turkey%20Vulture This article is about the three American vultures.

[Corinne C]

What a great capture! We have Turkey Vultures here (they have a slightly different coloring) and I just cannot photograph them. They fly high and they are hidden when they don't fly :-)

[KV]

Awesome capture… mockers can be crazy aggressive… I’ve seen one chase a hawk so this doesn’t surprise me at all.

[Peter Dulis]

Nice one

[Diane]

A mockingbird--how funny. Great shot.

[Dione Giorgio]

Mocking bird chasing a vulture!! I would have expected it to be the other way round. Well spotted and captured.

[Wylie]

Great that you could grab a shot

[Renee Salamon]

He really does look embarrassed 😂