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turkey vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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43.1804, -124.185

Field Notes

Description:

medium sized vulture, that is one if the larger raptors in N America

Habitat:

edge of town near highway

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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
me too, but I thought the focus on the eye was better on the photo I put in the #1 spot
ChristyHolland
Nice spotting Karen! Love the shot with the view thru the nostrils!

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Raptors of North America
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012

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