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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Description:

Also known as a Turkey Buzzard, the Turkey Vulture is the most widespread of the "New World" Vultures

Habitat:

Turkey Vultures winter in the Southern United States as well as Central and South America, and spend the summer throughout most of the United States and into southern Canada.

Notes:

We spotted a group feeding on a Deer carcass, near Omak, Washington

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1 Comment

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 10 years ago

Nice! This one too!! ;-)

PunkusArnett
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PunkusArnett

Omak, Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2013
Submitted on Nov 28, 2013

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