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Coragyps atratus
About 15 black vultures were spotted in a single tree above a white-tailed deer carcass.
Inhabits relatively open areas which provide scattered forests or shrublands.
This bird locates food by sight or by following turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) who can locate carcasses by smell, which is uncommon in the avian world.
Spotted on Oct 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 24, 2011
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