Lappet-faced Vulture
#BirdoftheDay #Staredown #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#EastCoastKin #photography
#BirdoftheDay #Staredown #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#EastCoastKin #photography
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Lappet-faced Vulture
#BirdoftheDay #Staredown #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#EastCoastKin #photography
#BirdoftheDay #Staredown #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved
#EastCoastKin #photography
Lappet-faced vulture 🪶
📷Maasai Mara
📷Maasai Mara
August 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Lappet-faced vulture 🪶
📷Maasai Mara
📷Maasai Mara
Lappet-faced vultures (Cincinnati Zoo) 🪶
March 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Lappet-faced vultures (Cincinnati Zoo) 🪶
This is such an odd-looking bird, Lappet-faced vulture for #BirdoftheDay, #Headshots
#ECK #Photography
#ECK #Photography
April 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is such an odd-looking bird, Lappet-faced vulture for #BirdoftheDay, #Headshots
#ECK #Photography
#ECK #Photography
It is scavenger Sunday, and vultures are adorable.
June 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
It is scavenger Sunday, and vultures are adorable.
Lappet-faced Vultures are carnivores, as well as scavengers (Cincinnati Zoo)🪶
September 2, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Lappet-faced Vultures are carnivores, as well as scavengers (Cincinnati Zoo)🪶
An incarcerated Southern Screamer (1) and a lovely Lappet-faced Vulture (2 & 3) for #BirdoftheDay theme #HeadShots
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbscrolling
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbscrolling
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
An incarcerated Southern Screamer (1) and a lovely Lappet-faced Vulture (2 & 3) for #BirdoftheDay theme #HeadShots
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbscrolling
#photography #EastCoastKin #birbscrolling
Lappet-faced Vulture (Cincinnati Zoo) getting ready to tango & expressing a vigorous opinion! 🪶
April 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Lappet-faced Vulture (Cincinnati Zoo) getting ready to tango & expressing a vigorous opinion! 🪶
June 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This monster of a Lappet-faced Vulture flew low overhead at Al Mutaqa rubbish dump #Oman #omanbirding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This monster of a Lappet-faced Vulture flew low overhead at Al Mutaqa rubbish dump #Oman #omanbirding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025
#Sunset #Vulture #birds #birdsofbluesky #scavenger #birdwatching #birdphotography
The enormous Lappet-faced Vulture at sunset in #Kruger, SA.
The enormous Lappet-faced Vulture at sunset in #Kruger, SA.
March 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#Sunset #Vulture #birds #birdsofbluesky #scavenger #birdwatching #birdphotography
The enormous Lappet-faced Vulture at sunset in #Kruger, SA.
The enormous Lappet-faced Vulture at sunset in #Kruger, SA.
A Lappet-faced Vulture in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #raptors #vultures #okavango #botswana
#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #raptors #vultures #okavango #botswana
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A Lappet-faced Vulture in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #raptors #vultures #okavango #botswana
#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #raptors #vultures #okavango #botswana
"Do you yield?"
(Photo by Mary Ann McDonald)
(Photo by Mary Ann McDonald)
September 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Do you yield?"
(Photo by Mary Ann McDonald)
(Photo by Mary Ann McDonald)
Lappet-faced vulture - excellent sneak walk and wide-open mouth! 🪶 #CincinnatiZoo
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Lappet-faced vulture - excellent sneak walk and wide-open mouth! 🪶 #CincinnatiZoo
September 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Lappet Faced Vulture
Its name comes from the folds of skin on either side of its neck called lappets. Because Lappet Faced Vultures mate for life, pairs of these vultures will work together to create and defend a nest for their young.
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#birds
Its name comes from the folds of skin on either side of its neck called lappets. Because Lappet Faced Vultures mate for life, pairs of these vultures will work together to create and defend a nest for their young.
#birding
#birdwatching
#birds
November 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Lappet Faced Vulture
Its name comes from the folds of skin on either side of its neck called lappets. Because Lappet Faced Vultures mate for life, pairs of these vultures will work together to create and defend a nest for their young.
#birding
#birdwatching
#birds
Its name comes from the folds of skin on either side of its neck called lappets. Because Lappet Faced Vultures mate for life, pairs of these vultures will work together to create and defend a nest for their young.
#birding
#birdwatching
#birds
A favourite of mind the mighty Lappet-faced #Vulture
#birds #AfricanWildlife #AfricaWildlife #scavengers #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbsky #birding #wildlife #nature #oldworldvultures
#birds #AfricanWildlife #AfricaWildlife #scavengers #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbsky #birding #wildlife #nature #oldworldvultures
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
A favourite of mind the mighty Lappet-faced #Vulture
#birds #AfricanWildlife #AfricaWildlife #scavengers #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbsky #birding #wildlife #nature #oldworldvultures
#birds #AfricanWildlife #AfricaWildlife #scavengers #birdsofAfrica #birdsofbsky #birding #wildlife #nature #oldworldvultures
Here is your reminder, on this last Saturday in August 2025, that the first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day.
August 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Here is your reminder, on this last Saturday in August 2025, that the first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day.
On this Scavenger Sunday we visit Sir Winston the lappet-faced vulture experiencing a light snow at the ABQ BioPark Zoo.
January 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On this Scavenger Sunday we visit Sir Winston the lappet-faced vulture experiencing a light snow at the ABQ BioPark Zoo.
#Touchdown #BirdOfTheDay #Vulture #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
The marvellous and huge Lappet-faced Vulture! Kruger, SA.
The marvellous and huge Lappet-faced Vulture! Kruger, SA.
June 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
#Touchdown #BirdOfTheDay #Vulture #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife
The marvellous and huge Lappet-faced Vulture! Kruger, SA.
The marvellous and huge Lappet-faced Vulture! Kruger, SA.
First time posting a #BirdOfTheDay but couldn’t resist today’s challenge from @alan678.bsky.social: birds fighting. Reminded of a 🇰🇪 safari 30y ago when I took perhaps my best ever wildlife photo. Lappet-faced vulture & Rüppel’s Griffon.
Screenshot of a scan of a 35mm print rather reduces quality! 😂
Screenshot of a scan of a 35mm print rather reduces quality! 😂
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
First time posting a #BirdOfTheDay but couldn’t resist today’s challenge from @alan678.bsky.social: birds fighting. Reminded of a 🇰🇪 safari 30y ago when I took perhaps my best ever wildlife photo. Lappet-faced vulture & Rüppel’s Griffon.
Screenshot of a scan of a 35mm print rather reduces quality! 😂
Screenshot of a scan of a 35mm print rather reduces quality! 😂
Lappet-faced Vulture with something to say #CincinnatiZoo 🪶🦉
July 27, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Lappet-faced Vulture with something to say #CincinnatiZoo 🪶🦉
fyi these are lappet-faced vultures, an endangered species found throughout africa! the peregrine fund is supporting their conservation, check it out here:
peregrinefund.org/explore-rapt...
peregrinefund.org/explore-rapt...
April 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
fyi these are lappet-faced vultures, an endangered species found throughout africa! the peregrine fund is supporting their conservation, check it out here:
peregrinefund.org/explore-rapt...
peregrinefund.org/explore-rapt...
More from the secretarybird vs lappet-faced vulture sequence. (The OP image is the third in the set.)
There were actually two of each species squaring off over a nest.
There were actually two of each species squaring off over a nest.
July 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
More from the secretarybird vs lappet-faced vulture sequence. (The OP image is the third in the set.)
There were actually two of each species squaring off over a nest.
There were actually two of each species squaring off over a nest.
The powerful beaks of Lappet-faced Vultures open hides on large mammal carcasses - beginning the scavenging process - these large vultures will often dominate initial feeding - but different birds, mammals & invertebrates complete the work.
These vultures can also catch small live prey. 🪶 🌿
These vultures can also catch small live prey. 🪶 🌿
October 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The powerful beaks of Lappet-faced Vultures open hides on large mammal carcasses - beginning the scavenging process - these large vultures will often dominate initial feeding - but different birds, mammals & invertebrates complete the work.
These vultures can also catch small live prey. 🪶 🌿
These vultures can also catch small live prey. 🪶 🌿