King Vulture: Mirador El Pizote, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Victor of Tico Rainforest B&B took me to meet a young man who as couple of photo decks at his home on the banks of the Rio San Carlos and helps to maintain a feeding platform for vultures, including the amazing King Vulture on the ridge above. There is nothing quite so startlingly strange as a King Vulture. We saw 3 adults and one juvenile from the hide. This adult was about to launch himself from the top of a snag in the rain. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di3 at 477mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds in flight and action modifications. Processed in Photomator.