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King Vulture

King Vulture taken at the St. Louis Zoo. Rural South Americans believed that if the shadow of a King Vulture fell on a person, that person would suffer misfortune or death. Luckily, I had good lighting when I took this.

 

Nikon D300

400mm f/3.5 Nikkor

TC-14 1.4x teleconverter

 

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Uploaded on March 23, 2009
Taken on March 22, 2009