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turkey vulture

Cathartes aura

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42.1841, -88.9543

Field Notes

Description:

large scavenger bird that feeds mostly on carrion

Habitat:

was circling the prairie with a few others

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Comments (3)

I'm glad he didn't get hurt! :D
Btw.. Red tailed hawks are endangered species. :(
AWESOME SHOT. Yesterday I saw a red-tailed hawk gliding overhead and a turkey vulture was swooping at it. I quickly grabbed a metal pole that was nearby and hit it on a rock. Boy, did they get scared! They flew away from each other faster than you could say SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOSHUS, which takes a while to say! XD

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