Vultures Collection (#3)

DDE-90022476
Africa. Tanzania. White-backed Vultures and Spotted Hyaena on Hippo kill in Serengeti NP. Date: 19/05/2005

DDE-90022472
Africa. Tanzania. White-backed Vultures on Hippo kill in Serengeti NP. Date: 19/05/2005

DDE-90021927
Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and vultures (Gyps africanus) scavenging on a carcass in Kruger National Park, South Africa Date: 14/08/2008

DDE-90020799
Vultures and Marabou Stork, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 14/06/2006

DDE-90020795
Vultures eating Wildebeest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 14/06/2006

DDE-90020429
African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

DDE-90020427
African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and a tpoi carcass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

DDE-90019852
Kenya. Profile of two lappet-faced vultures. Date: 11/11/2005

The Vulture fight
Charlaine Gerber

Eurasian Griffon #6
Christian Meermann

Fables of La Fontaine: The vultures and the pigeons (litho)
6002122 Fables of La Fontaine: The vultures and the pigeons (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The vultures and the pigeons)

Baja
Vultures on Cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei), near La Ventana, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Rajasthan, India BI031978 Date: 21-Feb-20

sharp look
Sherif Abdallah

last survivor
Ahmed Ragab

The Impending Afghan War, Entrance to the Bolan Pass, from Dadur (engraving)
1621576 The Impending Afghan War, Entrance to the Bolan Pass, from Dadur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Impending Afghan War)

Angola Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), 1856-67 (w / c on paper)
1065168 Angola Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), 1856-67 (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: Taken from Original water-colour drawings by Joseph Wolf)

Parsee Towers of Silence (colour litho)
980508 Parsee Towers of Silence (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Electric Eel, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999146 Electric Eel, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Vultures, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001113 Vultures, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

India - Tower of Silence excarnation Bombay Mumbai
c.1880s India - Tower of Silence for air burial or excarnation near Bombay Mumbai

Vultures going to Roost (litho)
1604997 Vultures going to Roost (litho) by Millais, John Guille (1865-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vultures going to Roost. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 January 1896)

Accipitres, Vultures and Secretary Bird (colour litho)
6016747 Accipitres, Vultures and Secretary Bird (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accipitres, Vultures and Secretary Bird)

Species of vultures (litho)
6013423 Species of vultures (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Species of vultures)

An African Food-Chain, illustration from The Science of Life (colour litho)
IL283081 An African Food-Chain, illustration from The Science of Life (colour litho) by Brightwell, Leonard Robert (b.1889); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Baptism of Christ, c. 1512 (oil on canvas)
ALI326550 The Baptism of Christ, c.1512 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 115x89 cm; Pinacoteca Capitolina, Palazzo Conservatori, Rome

A near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture standing at London Zoo, 1927 (b / w photo)
3474499 A near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture standing at London Zoo, 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

The emergency intervention of a young peasant armed with a trident saved the life of a little girl... (colour litho)
2778292 The emergency intervention of a young peasant armed with a trident saved the life of a little girl... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Animals and plants of New Granada, South America (colour litho)
3101082 Animals and plants of New Granada, South America (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals and plants of New Granada, South America: Jaguar)

The Disputed Prize (engraving)
1052796 The Disputed Prize (engraving) by Weigall, Charles Harvey (1794-1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Disputed Prize)

Who killed the Tiger? (engraving)
1054428 Who killed the Tiger? (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who killed the Tiger)

Twelfth-Night Characters (engraving)
1609305 Twelfth-Night Characters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twelfth-Night Characters. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 January 1858)

South Africa (coloured engraving)
3630089 South Africa (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Africa)

Caricature of Sarah Bernhardt portrayed as the Old Testament heroine Rizpah protecting
CHT307428 Caricature of Sarah Bernhardt portrayed as the Old Testament heroine Rizpah protecting her son from the clerical vultures of the Catholic Church, illustration from Puck magazine

The term, c. 1860 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT287010 The term, c.1860 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le terme; ); eArchives Charmet; French

In the Desert (engraving)
1626814 In the Desert (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Desert. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1 March 1890)

A block with a standing vulture on one face, and an owl on the other face
425405 A block with a standing vulture on one face, and an owl on the other face, both in low relief, Ptolemaic period, 305-30 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC)

Hunting condors using lassos in the Andes, South America (litho)
6014118 Hunting condors using lassos in the Andes, South America (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting condors using lassos in the Andes, South America)

Bald Eagle, Turtle Vulture, Eastern Red Tailed Hawk, Duck Hawk, American Osprey
3610901 Bald Eagle, Turtle Vulture, Eastern Red Tailed Hawk, Duck Hawk, American Osprey, Marsh Hawk (colour litho) by Fuertes

Africa: a caravan caught in a sandstorm in the Sahara; the coast of Guinea; South Africa (coloured engraving)
3630094 Africa: a caravan caught in a sandstorm in the Sahara; the coast of Guinea; South Africa (coloured engraving) by German School

Battlefield in the Sahara (coloured engraving)
3629986 Battlefield in the Sahara (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battlefield in the Sahara)

A near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture at London Zoo, 1927 (b / w photo)
3474516 A near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture at London Zoo, 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Rivals in the Sky (Colour Litho)
2778196 Rivals in the Sky (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rivals in the sky)

La Tour Du Silence (engraving)
2789180 La Tour Du Silence (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Tour Du Silence. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 27 May 1894)

Vultures (coloured engraving)
1090914 Vultures (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vultures. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith)

Deserted! (engraving)
1061730 Deserted! (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deserted! Illustration for The Graphic, 1884.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection

Vulture, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999130 Vulture, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Waiting for Death! (colour litho)
3648169 Waiting for Death! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting for Death)

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"Captivating Vultures: Majestic Birds of Prey Soaring Across the Globe" Witness the breathtaking sight of Chilean flamingos gracefully gliding through the sky, their vibrant plumage contrasting against the rugged mountain peaks and distant glacier at Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile. This awe-inspiring image was crowned winner of the Landscape category at the prestigious Natures Best / Windland Smith Rice Awards competition in 2010. In Monfrague National Park, Extremadura, Spain, a Griffon vulture spreads its wings wide as it soars effortlessly above. Its impressive wingspan commands attention as it navigates through the open skies with grace and precision. Behold the Bearded Vulture or Lammergeier, an extraordinary creature found only in select regions such as Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Africa. With its massive ten-foot wingspan and bone-eating specialization – a unique trait among birds – this rare species captivates all who encounter it. A striking photograph captures this magnificent bird clutching a carcass bone firmly within its beak. Once again in Extremadura, Spain; another Griffon vulture takes flight against a backdrop of natural beauty. Its powerful presence dominates the scene as it soars high above April's landscape. Travel back to history with Thomas Baines' masterpiece "Lions and Dead Quagga, " where vultures play their crucial role in nature's cycle of life and death. These scavengers fulfill their vital task by disposing of carrion left behind by predators. Step into 1927 when croupiers showed signs of emotion during an intense game - even these stoic individuals couldn't help but be moved by something remarkable happening before them. Perhaps they witnessed an incredible display from one of nature's most skilled aviators? Venturing across continents to Texas in the United States reveals a captivating sight.