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Cathartes aura
Mixed deciduous/coniferous woodlands with an open swamp-like area across the road.
A few days before this spotting, my sister had found a deer that must have been attacked by a coyote (Canis latrans), or another large mammalian predator. A few days later, sure enough, a Turkey Vulture visited us to take a look at the potential food source. It was so cool to see this one up so close!
Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Mar 12, 2014
7 Comments
Selma, thank you so much for your kind words. I have done the same for the same reason. :-)
Thank you very much, Tom! I've put a trail camera out there in hopes of catching some creatures!
Nice close up pictures! I wonder what else might show up at that deer carcass.
Thank you so much, mauna Kunzah!
I can't wait to spot one of these up close for myself. Cool.
I thought the same thing, Fyn. ;-)
It's looks like in image three the bird had be defecated on :-)