White-backed vulture Gyps bengalensis
Location: North of Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya
Year: 1984
Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15475
Comments: During a game drive, we inadvertantly drove a cheetah away from its kill. Within two minutes, about a dozen of these vultures descended. As there was a breeze and their flight path was consistent, I was able to take several good shots of them with their "flaps down," i.e. tail spread, feet down, and alulae raised.
