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Aufrany / Egyptian Vulture

Un ocell no pas gaire conegut, l'aufrany (neophron percnopterus) és un carronyaire més petit que els voltors, però molt espectacular tantmateix. I és una espècie amenaçada. Com a curiositat, és un dels pocs ocells que empra eines, concretament agafa pedres amb el bec per trencar ous d'altres especies i menjar-los.

Aquí el teniu volant a la frontera entre Espanya i Portugal, al parc natural dels Arribes del Duero.

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufrany

www.sioc.cat/fitxa.php?sci=0&sp=NEOPER

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The Egyptian Vulture is a kind of smaller vulture, but quite a big bird anyway. Scientific name: neophron percnopterus. It's name in Catalan is aufrany, and in spanish, alimoche. It's an endangerd spice. As a curiosity, it's one of the few birds to use tools: it breaches stolen eggs with a stone.

I saw this one soaring above the Duero canyon, in the natural park of Arribes del Duero, between Spain and Portugal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Vulture

Taken in: Portugal / Bragança / Miranda do Douro (show map)

Taken on: August 2, 2013

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Camera: Pentax K-5, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax K-5
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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