gates – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Turkey Vultures – Feathered Gatekeepers

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: bill, body temperatures, Cathartes aura, close up, feather, gatekeepers, gates, green gate, perched, poop, portrait, preening, red gate, resting, sun, thermoregulating, thermoregulation, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures, walking, warming up, weathered|

Normally I prefer natural perches for my subjects but I rather enjoyed photographing these Turkey Vultures and thinking of them as feathered gatekeepers.