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Eye to eye

Juvenile Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), a threatened species, soaring in the updrafts from Cerro Palomares, Patagonia. The cliffs of Cerro Paomares, north of Punta Arenas, generate strong updraft winds as they heat up in the sun and the condors like to breed on the cliffs and soar in the winds. I scrambled down a steep cliff face in howling winds with all my camera gear (which helped weigh me down so I wasn't blown off ), but the effort to get eye to eye with the condors was worth it.

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  • Soaring juvenile condor, Cerro Palomares, Patagonia
  • Juvenile Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) soaring near Cerro Palomares, Rio Verde, Patagonia
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  • Terry Allen

    on May 18, 2019

    Thanks a lot, John! Glad that I can still do the more athletic stuff.

  • John (300m)

    on May 18, 2019

    excellent capture Terry!! WOW the efforts to capture this shot!!

  • Loyd Dalton

    on May 17, 2019

    Your a true wildlife photographer! Risking life and limb....... just to get the shot! Bravo.
    Very well done!

  • Terry Allen

    on May 17, 2019

    Many thanks for the nice comments, TruImages, Frank, Elizabeth, Linda, Bill, Judy, Greg&Rose, Kevin, Howard, Janet, Rick, Gene, and Bruno!

  • TruImages

    on May 17, 2019

    Great effort for a great shot!

  • Franks-Focus

    on May 17, 2019

    Great shot achieved under difficult situation.

  • arctangent

    on May 16, 2019

    One of your best. Maybe not technically best, but for content, and for what you were willing to go through to get the shot, and for that ineffable moment of contact with a wild creature that was your reward.

  • Lgood

    on May 16, 2019

    You are a braver woman than I am. I can certainly attest to the fact that your act of courage garnered you one heck of an exceptional photo!!! I love this shot Terry.

  • Bill J Boyd Photography

    on May 16, 2019

    Outstanding capture, Terry

  • fotoeffects

    on May 16, 2019

    AMAZING pov, Terry! Looks like he's really checking you out!

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