Griffon vulture

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Griffon vulture. Get inspired and try out new things.
1k people searched this
·
Last updated 1d
a large bird sitting on top of a tree branch with its wings spread wide open

Gyps fulvus, Griffon Vulture. Massive tricolored vulture, breeds on crags in mountains in southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. Nests in colonies on cliff ledges; often seen in loose flocks soaring over valleys and mountainsides but always in search of updrafts and thermals. Still the commonest vulture over much of its breeding range. It is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses which it finds by soaring over open areas. It grunts and hisses at roosts or when feeding on…

236
a large bird flying through the air with it's wings spread

Griffon vulture is a migratory species in central India and mostly seen during winter. They are often seen in a flock mixed with Indian and red-headed vulture. . . . #nuts_about_birds #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #birdphoto #your_best_birds #bestbirdshots #birding #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #indianbirds #wildlife_shots #wildlife_inspired #indianwildlifeofficial #wildlife_perfection #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeplanet #vulture #vultureculture…

72

Related interests

Griffon vulture and more

Explore related boards