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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by luvnature
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Description:

My neighbor/friend took this photo of a Turkey Vulture that had just eaten a rabbit which had been dead less than 24 hours. I was given permission by my friend/neighbor to post this photo here.

Habitat:

Sonoran Desert

Reference Links:

Turkey Vulture, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedJuly 19, 2013

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