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Rüppell's vultures feeding

Gyps rueppellii

Photo by TL
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Field Notes

Description:

Now considered Endangered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCppell%27s_Vulture

Notes:

Spotted at the Masai Mara NP, Kenya. Photos not as sharp as I'd wish, amid the feeding frenzy

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Comments (3)
TL
Thanks venusflytrap! Read the Wikipedia entry and sounds like a possible match!

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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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