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Cathartes aura aura
The adult's head is small in proportion to its body and is red in color with few to no feathers. It also has a relatively short, hooked, ivory-colored beak. The irises of the eyes are gray-brown; legs and feet are pink-skinned, although typically stained white. The eye has a single incomplete row of eyelashes on the upper lid and two rows on the lower lid.
Seen in an urban neighborhood driving home.
When I came closer as it was feeding, it flew up onto a house and wouldn't come down anymore. The last photo in the series was among the first taken.
Spotted on Dec 25, 2012
Submitted on Dec 27, 2012
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