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The Injured Bird Of Prey Two men showing off the 10-foot wingspan of a Eurasian Griffon Vulture that landed in Bishnupur village of Dinajpur's Biral upazila. The rarely sighted bird of prey landed at a crop field on Monday with injuries. Belonging to an endangered species, the griffon was treated and handed over to forest department officials a day later. Photo: Kongkon Karmaker The griffon vulture is 93–122 cm (37–48 in) long with a 2.3–2.8 m (7.5–9.2 ft) wingspan. In the nominate race the males weigh 6.2 to 10.5 kg (14 to 23 lb) and females typically weigh 6.5 to 11.3 kg (14 to 25 lb), while in the Indian subspecies (G. f. fulvescens) the vultures average 7.1 kg (16 lb). Extreme adult weights have been reported from 4.5 to 15 kg (9.9 to 33.1 lb), the latter likely a weight attained in captivity.[2][3] Hatched naked, it is a typical Old World vulture in appearance, with a very white head, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff and yellow bill. The buff body and wing coverts contrast with the dark flight feathers.(Wikipedia) . Dinajpur is a district located in Northern Bangladesh 
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Wow.......what a gorgeous, powerful animal........Yesterday on my way home from town on the ferry........There is a woman from a sanctuary that looks after injured birds of prey.......They always have a booth at the Fall Fair and outdoor markets........they have a few birds that live in the sanctuary permanently because their injuries prevent them from surviving in the wild and these become emissaries for their organization......children are especially fascinated to see these wild birds close up.....owls, eagles and hawks........On the ferry, this woman had a cage with a red-tailed hawk that had been found injured on our island and brought to the sanctuary.......this one had a broken wing and was now healed .........to be set free in the place she was found..........Made my day.......
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12/2/2014 11:50 pm |
Hi Look: With all the violence and killing going on in the world these days, It's so nice to hear about the wonderful treatment given to that beautiful vulture and other injured birds.
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You are always welcome to my blog, Softwinds. I am really happy to read that fluffy ornamental feathers on the front of the body of this bird have since been noticed by you!! It proves how keenly you notice everything that you like to view. Hope to read you again on my posts in future too. Have a great week!
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Hi Look: With all the violence and killing going on in the world these days, It's so nice to hear about the wonderful treatment given to that beautiful vulture and other injured birds. How I always wish to live in a violence and killing free world of ours like you but ................!! Thanks friend for your kind visit to this page as usual and also for leaving the comment. Take care and have a nice week.
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So glad they helped the wounded bird. Some would not. Good blog   You are very correct SpunkyLady. These people work in the crop fields. They are by nature very kind. Thanks very much for stopping by my blog and also for leaving a meaningful comment there on. Have a great and pleasant week.
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mrsjoe, Thanks for stopping by my blog. This type of bird is now rarely found here. Almost gone extinct. The Griffon Vulture is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Scientific name: Gyps fulvus. Hope to read you again here on my blog page. Meantime, stay well and happy. Have a nice week.
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Hi Look, Thanks for a such good blog. It gives us the incentive to protect the wild life in whichever way one may do. Informative too. We have also vultures immigrating from other countries or reaching here aboard ships. And we preserve then as much as we can. Thanks again Look, wish you all the best. Lisa.
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Hi Look, Thanks for a such good blog. It gives us the incentive to protect the wild life in whichever way one may do. Informative too. We have also vultures immigrating from other countries or reaching here aboard ships. And we preserve then as much as we can. Thanks again Look, wish you all the best. Lisa. Delighted to read your post, Ange, my dear friend. Since you are an environmentalist of great repute of your beautiful Island yourself, you know how to appreciate the works of a farmer who toils in the crop field day in and day out for a living and yet takes proper steps to protect an almost extinct bird. Lisa, thanks again for taking an interest in our bird and visiting my blog once again. You know how I love to read you here. Have a great and pleasant week. Take care too. looklook
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12/3/2014 9:44 am |
Other than color it looks a bit like our California Condor, only prettier. There are few still in the wild and were saved from extinction in the past 30 years or so by a captive breeding program then reintroduced back into the wild. Most of the common vultures here are a much smaller type, kind of like a crow only with red heads. Spiritwoman ^i^
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Other than color it looks a bit like our California Condor, only prettier. There are few still in the wild and were saved from extinction in the past 30 years or so by a captive breeding program then reintroduced back into the wild. Most of the common vultures here are a much smaller type, kind of like a crow only with red heads. You are very correct spiritwoman. This bird almost looks like a Californian Condor. I recollect having seen a film on captive breeding of Condors. It was a great job done to keep the birds still flying in wild. Thanks for visiting the post of mine which I appreciate very much. Please take care. Best wishes to you. looklook.
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What an impressive winged creature ~ so huge and regal commanding respect and awe. To its good fortune it came across folk of kind disposition who in turn must have marvelled at the rare encounter, a magical moment. I read in Wikipedia the maximum recorded lifespan of griffin vulture is 41.4 years (in captivity). And that in 2013, a female hiker who fell to her death while hiking in Pyrenees was eaten by griffon vultures before rescue workers could retrieve her body; all that remained were her clothes and a few bones. As a consequence, the incident brought world wide attention highlighting the plight of griffin vulture problems in Southern Europe. Fascinating, thanks Look.
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What an impressive winged creature ~ so huge and regal commanding respect and awe. To its good fortune it came across folk of kind disposition who in turn must have marvelled at the rare encounter, a magical moment. I read in Wikipedia the maximum recorded lifespan of griffin vulture is 41.4 years (in captivity). And that in 2013, a female hiker who fell to her death while hiking in Pyrenees was eaten by griffon vultures before rescue workers could retrieve her body; all that remained were her clothes and a few bones. As a consequence, the incident brought world wide attention highlighting the plight of griffin vulture problems in Southern Europe. Fascinating, thanks Look. Thank you so much for leaving such a well informative post on my blog for all to read. Your wonderful efforts have surely enhanced the informative value of the blog posted my me. Hope to see you here in future also to participate in similarly way. Needless to mention that your comments here are amazingly fluent to read. Thanks Lilium.
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