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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Notes:

Most of the Turkey Vultures around here are not shy and just want the cars and people to get out of their way, so they can continue feeding on the roadkill. A nice Canon zoom lens at 400mm helps.

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3 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi Donna,

Please add story here.. by editing this spotting.. How you able to grab this amazing bird. Thanks for sharing such nice pictures.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely! A face only a mother could love!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Great pictures Donna!

DonnaPomeroy
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DonnaPomeroy

San Mateo, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 12, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012

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