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turkey vulture

Cathartes aura

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Description:

grows up to a 6 ft wingspan.

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Turkey Vulture

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Comments (2)
antimatterhands
yea ive seen em the last couple of days hoping to find where they land but they never seem to..
ChristyHolland
Beautiful shots! I haven't seen them here in Colorado yet this spring, but I'm eagerly awaiting their arrival! ;-) Nice spotting!

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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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