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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by baronlewis
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Field Notes

Description:

1m+ wingspan, brown topcoat of feathers with black under, red head devoid of feathers.

Notes:

I believe they were vultures, although I'm not extremely familiar with aves. There were 5 individuals taking turns roosting and diving from my roofline to the rabbit killed by a car in the road.

Species ID Suggestions

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura
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