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Coragyps atratus
This vulture patiently posed (or it kept on eye on me, showing no aggression or fear.) The black vulture is a large bird of prey with black feathers. The head is bare; the skin a dark gray. While generally regarded as a scavenger, black vultures can kill young or injured mammals. This vulture hunts by sight rather than smell. It also follows vultures that hunt by smell to carrion.
Spotted pond-side, near a bayou. The black vulture prefers open habitats of various types.
The black vulture is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the USA. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Regula... http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/827/_/B...
Spotted on Jan 10, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2012
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