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This large black vulture was sitting in a tree on our farm. He has a small, bald red head and large beak. The vultures have just returned to our area in the last two weeks. Adult vultures are 26" in length and have a 67" wing span.
Spotted on Apr 4, 2013
Submitted on Apr 4, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Mark!
Thank you Christy!! I would love to!
We're getting them here in Colorado too! It's a sure sign of spring! ;-) Great capture!! I'd love you to add this spotting to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
Looks like you have 25 species now!! Great.