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A Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) at Nairobi National Park, Kenya, just taking flight with wings outspread.

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Gyps rueppellii

Čeština: Sup krahujový v keňském národním parku Nairobi
English: A Rüppell's Vulture at Nairobi National Park, Kenya. The shadow of the mid-day sun is directly under the vulture.
Français : Un Vautour de Rüppell dans le Parc National de Nairobi au Kenya. L'ombre du Soleil au midi est directement sous le vautour.
Deutsch: Sperbergeier (Gyps rueppellii) im Nairobi-Nationalpark in Kenia. Der Schatten der Mittagssonne steht direkt unter ihm.
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Source originally posted to Flickr as Vulture - Nairobi National Park and uploaded to commons as Gyps_rueppellii_-Nairobi_National_Park,_Kenya-8.jpg
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Camera location1° 22′ 24″ S, 36° 51′ 32″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
 This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: cropped on four sides to centre the bird. The original can be viewed here: Gyps rueppellii -Nairobi National Park, Kenya-8.jpg: . Modifications made by Snowmanradio.

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current01:13, 14 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:13, 14 February 20112,134 × 1,733 (903 KB)Snowmanradio~commonswiki (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 21:37, 12 February 2011
22:13, 13 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:13, 13 February 20112,262 × 1,781 (1.23 MB)Snowmanradio~commonswiki (talk | contribs) repositioned by minor re-cropping to give more room infront of the bird
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