Quote Originally Posted by paulnj
JUVENILE black vulture ;)

nice image here

BTW... what lens are you using?
I got a Sigma 50-500 about two weeks ago. Before that, I had used been using a Nikon 75-300 and then a Nikon 300 f/4 with a 1.4x TC. The Sigma beats both of those hands down. The focusing is much faster with HSM and the longer reach makes for much better shots. Even if the lens isn't as sharp as the other two -- which is debatable IMO -- the end results are far superior for me.

I was pleased to get this picture. I see turkey vultures almost every day and ever once in a while see one colse enough for a decent picture. I see black vulture like this maybe once a year. The last time, my pictures were pretty bad.

Any suggestions on how to handle a shot like this without completely blowing out the background?