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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by JackGraham
Published on Project Noah
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36.5823, -121.97

Field Notes

Description:

standing on top of dead bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) eating gumboot chitons (Cryptochiton stelleri) that have washed up.

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Flora and Fauna of California Wilderness
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Ecology of California
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2016

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