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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by Gregantula
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Field Notes

Description:

Three in total, with about three other passers by.

Notes:

There was some mating going on.

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Comments (2)
Gregantula
To be honest I don't know anything about these birds. My friend and I just deduced from their behaviour that they were mating. A fluttery tumple down a cliff face. The male flies off and returns, and the female clambers back up. Lol. All the while another male watched from a tree, and two other males came by and left. The first male eventually got tired and was out-jazzed by the other male who swooped in and began showing off. Shortly thereafter, they all left.
ChristyHolland
Have they arrived from migration already or do you have turkey vultures that stay year-round? It gets too cold here in the winter (Colorado) and we don't start to see them until March and April...they just migrate through and nest north of us. I'm surprised they're already in Canada! I love seeing them! Nice spotting!
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PublishedMarch 17, 2012

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