Nine Vulture Species of Nepal (and Asia) - 2013

Eight of the nine vulture images are mine (all except the Slender-billed Vulture on bottom left). These were photographed in Nepal in 2011-12 in and around Pokhara, and near Chitwan National Park. Lenses used were the 500 F4 (with 1,4x TC); and the 800 F5,6 (no TC) on a 5D2 body (2011), and a 5D3 (2012). ISO used was in the 800-1600 range; shutter speed was approx 1/2000 sec.This poster is being used to raise vulture awareness in Nepal and nearby India. It was produced by Hem Sagar Baral PhD and his team of people in Kathmandu with a $500 grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service...