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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

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Field Notes

Description:

Red, featherless head with a dark brown body and orange legs.

Habitat:

Along roads particularly to svavange road kill; a squirrel in this case.

Notes:

I couldn't get closer because it kept circling until I backed off pretty far; about forty feet.

Species ID Suggestions

Turkey vulture

Cathartes aura

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