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I think tha is not a vulture it looks like a Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita (aka Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp)

I think it is from the ground at an airshow allowing him close to the action. Possibly he has a pass to get closer than the normal punters but go to the Shuttleworth Collection displays at Old...

Glad people enjoyed them. So few postings this week here are a few more from the North East of England. Arctic Tern  Bridled Guillemot Mating Common Terns  Meadow Pipit  Nikon user misses the...

Yes the first picture with the two birds is of Snowy Egrets but the two pictures of the egret taking off are of a Great Egret or Great White Egret as some call it. Note the thicker yellow bill and...

I hadn't noticed the link at first. There are a lot of good photos but you seem to have picked the worst one to post. Post a few more to get some more interest maybe.

Some recent pictures of breeding seabirds at Bempton CLiffs and on Farne Islands. Razorbill  Fulmar  Northern Gannet  Atlantic Puffin pair in burrow  Atlantic Puffin flying  Atlantic Puffin...

It's not all lost yet. Maybe crop, selectively darken and blur the vegetation a bit? Would need a bit more effort than this rough effort but if it is your best shot, worth a spot of effort.

The first one. Much nicer subject and composition but the subject is too dark. Maybe perk it up a bit and clone out a couple of distracting its of vegetation:-

Beautiful photograph. Well done.

Thanks everyone. Puffins are great subjects. I had a lot of trouble with my 4.5 year old and very well used camera not being able to focus properly. Oh we'll it's a good excuse to buy a new camera...

Hello again. Looks like you are getting closer to this bird now! I hope it is looking better to you. As djr3 and the others have said the biggest improvement you could have made to these was to get...

You really have to get closer/get the bird occupying more of the image. Fill the frame and the feather detail looks good on almost any lens. With a the bird occupying such a small part of the frame...

Placed 10^th in the challenge. Feestyle Motocross Stunt . A moment later he has to get back in the saddle and land on a ramp. How do they learn that?!

Placed 40^th in the challenge. Red Arrows Synchro Pair crossover

Placed 23^rd in the challenge.

Placed 20^th in the challenge. Reddish Egret all ruffled up

Placed 29^th in the challenge. Turkish Airforce F16 at Waddington, England

I thought so too but I also thought the 5th, 8th and 11th were weirder than mine!

Not the same angle but I took the same plane on Sunday with Canon 100-400 and it would have been even better with a Canon 400mm F5.6L which is a lot lighter to carry and use!

That second one looks like blue in the tail so I would have thought juvenile Bluebird. There was not blue obvious in your first picture but that is probably the lighting or maybe the youngest birds...