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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by mack.daniels7
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Description:

Flying over red river gorge

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Turkey Vulture

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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

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Comments (2)
flybeasley
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura Looks like it might be an immature one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Vulture
tsehli1
It may either be a black or turkey vulture, did it have grey/silver wing tips? And if so was it the whole feather or just tips?

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