Cool Nature Photos

[MossRoad]

Tiny arms.

 

[dj1701]

 

[deserteagle71]

Bitter cold this morning, with a blanket of fog laying on the valley floor. When it began lifting it left behind some beautiful pogonip on all the vegetation:

 

[MossRoad]

Beautiful and another devious jigsaw puzzle picture.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I looked out just now and a vulture I assume was sunning itself on a post. I had to zoom camera and taken through a screen, not clear. It was facing away then toward me, a goat walked over and it flew off. Post is about 6-7ft high.

 

[deserteagle71]

I looked out just now and a vulture I assume was sunning itself on a post. I had to zoom camera and taken through a screen, not clear. It was facing away then toward me, a goat walked over and it flew off. Post is about 6-7ft high.

Probably is a vulture. I saw them doing just that at my nephew's ranch near Powderly, Texas...sit there for minutes at a time with wings spread:

 

[Hughman]

Bridal Veil falls on black bear pass, Telluride, taken in Oct as we were passing through on our way to Moab.

 

[dj1701]

Nice clear December evening by the frozen pond. Just me and my Mule.

 

[goeduck]

Probably is a vulture. I saw them doing just that at my nephew's ranch near Powderly, Texas...sit there for minutes at a time with wings spread:

Cormorants (salt water diving birds) do that here to dry their wings off after diving. Vultures don't dive, but maybe dry off the wings after a rain?

 

[MossRoad]

Cormorants (salt water diving birds) do that here to dry their wings off after diving. Vultures don't dive, but maybe dry off the wings after a rain?

No salt water here, but we have two species of cormorants in Indiana. They often dry out with their wings spread. Look like vultures from a distance when doing that.