Fish For Dinner
by Dawn Currie
Title
Fish For Dinner
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
"Fish for Dinner" wildlife photograph by Dawn Currie. A lone Turkey Vulture scavenging along the shore of Sebastian Inlet State Park finds a large fish for his dinner. Photographed while participating in the South Brevard Christmas Bird Count.
Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) eat carrion, which they find largely by their excellent sense of smell. Mostly they eat mammals but are not above snacking on reptiles, other birds, amphibians, fish, and even invertebrates. They prefer freshly dead animals, but often have to wait for their meal to soften in order to pierce the skin. They are deft foragers, targeting the softest bits first.
The oldest recorded Turkey Vulture was at least 16 years, 10 months old when it was found in Ohio, the same state where it had been banded.
Awards and PSA International Exhibitions:
- 2020 S4C International Exhibition of Photography, Golden Sands Salon
- Photon Circuit 2020, Derventa Salon
- Grand Canyon Winter Circuit 2020, 3rd Judging
- Kotor Circuit 2020, Montenegro
Features on Fine Art America / Pixels:
- A Birding Group - Wings
- Animal Photographs
- Birds in Focus
- Coastal Water Birds
- FAA Portraits - Birds
- Images That Excite You
- New FAA Uploads
- Pure Nature Photography
- Showcasing The South
- Wild Birds Of The World
- Women Photographers
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March 30th, 2020
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Comments (31)
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS your STUNNING image has been FEATURED on the HOME PAGE of SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP! Thank you for participating in the group. Please add this to the discussion 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” L
Beatriz Portela
Congratulations your image is featured on the homepage of FLORIDA - ART OF THE SUNSHINE STATE!
HH Photography of Florida
Nice find for the clean-up crew. A much underrated bird, the vulture. L/tw
Toni Hopper
Great shot! Congratulations on your feature in Women Photographers group! Be sure to add it to our features discussion board if you have time.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Dawn, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Dawn, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Dawn, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet