Egyptian Vulture sharpening beak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

This Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus sharpening its beak. They are also known as Pharaoh's Chicken.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 400, f8, 1/200 sec.

Look forward to your comments and critiques.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

The image is nice... It is a bit tight in my opinion though... the 1.4 TC perhaps?

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Agreed that it is tight. 1.4 Tc would have given more space all around. I had not anticipated that it would rub its beak on the rock. I had put on the 2x to get tight portraits.

It was difficult for me to use the 2x and fit it into the image without accidentally cutting off a portion of the bird. Ofcourse the 2x gives the details of the rubbing effect better.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

I agree on the details of the rubbing :)
The eye is shiny too :)

[Mrudul Godbole]

Good action. Liked the sharpness and the angle. The BG is nice. The dark green compliments the bird.

Dont know, how I missed posting this photograph earlier. Will check :-)