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Cathartes aura
This bird finds its food using its keen eyes and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gases produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals. In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently.
Flying over my house on the way to somewhere else
Spotted on Jan 9, 2014
Submitted on Feb 18, 2014
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