On my photography trip in Salzburg this last weekend I was able to finally visit the valley of vultures and I could take several nice pictures of the vultures living there. They are some big and impressive birds and since 2 years I tried to get to the spot where they fly, but every time Stefan and I tried to get back there the weather was too bad and we decided to head back to our car. This year we where finally lucky and could take several nice pictures of these big birds in flight. I am very happy since it is also another bird on my list that I hadn't taken any pictures before. It was a pretty long hike back to the valley but I have to admit that it definitely payed off.
vulture closeup. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:02 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
The vultures where flying from their Rock and sometimes got really close, the perfect situation for us. Vultures are one of the biggest birds here in Austria and this is also a fact that I really like them. They may not look so beautiful but since they are not so easily found anymore I am very happy to get the chance for some pictures. I have now seen 150 different bird species since I started to track my sightings, still a long way to get to 300 but I am slowly progressing and the vultures contributed 1 species to this list. I am tracking my list of species with Ornitho and the Naturalist App on my smartphone. When staying only in one region it is pretty difficult to get a lot of different species thats why I plan to travel and visit places in Africa and South America to get a lot more species on my list.
Flying vulture at the Valley of Vultures. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:00 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
In Europe there are only very vew populations of the Vultures left, there is one in Spain and Italy and in Austria. The bigger populations can be found in Asia and Africa.
It is not the most beautiful bird. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:00 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Flying Vulture. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:01 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
In the mountains. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:02 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:02 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:03 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:03 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:03 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:05 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:05 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:06 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/4000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 11:06 am |
| ISO | 1000 |
