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PeterZ
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1086 W: 58 N: 2152]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (7179) | English: White-headed Vulture
Latin: Trigonoceps (Aegypius) occipitalis
Dutch: Witkopgier
Range
The White-headed Vulture is found in the drier parts of Africa from Senegal in the west to Sudan and Eritrea in the north, and south to the Orange River. It does not uccur in Arabia.
Its main habitat is desert, open plains and thornbush.
Diet
The White Headed Vulture feeds almost exclusively on carrion.
It has, however, been known to kill flamingos in breeding colonies, and probably also kills lizards and some small mammals.
Voice
This is usually a silent vulture, but can emit a shrill chittering at a carcase.
Status and behaviour in the wild
White Headed Vultures are normally solitary birds, and even at a carcase it's rare to see more than a handful.
Food is located by these vultures going on the soar, which they do for much of the day before landing to sit in a tree or on the ground, if their search has not been successful.
While they are often seen at the kills of large predators, they also visit the kills of smaller animals.
It has been suggested that these vultures will kill young and small antelopes themselves, although no-one has actually seen it happen!
They drink regularly, and ten may be seen together at a waterhole. At night they tend to roost alone or in pairs.
One egg is laid in a nest on top of an acacia tree. The female incubates for at least 43 days before hatching. |
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PeterZ
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Edited by:Proframe
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First thing I did was looking for the darkest spot in the background on the left side of the image. After I found it, I did select the black pipet in levels and put it on the darkest spot of the BG left side.
The image came out a little dark then, especially in the feathers of the bird and some detail was left in the Bg.
Brought back most of the details by using highlight/shadow and those parts that were still a little dark, I did adjust in curves by bringing input to 54 and output to 46.
This is what came out.
Best regards, harry |
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