Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
(WS 68-72" 3.1 lbs)
Red head is characteristic...
large numbers migrate
through Costa Rica.
large numbers migrate
through Costa Rica.
© BirdNote,
A poem by
Robinson
Jeffers
Robinson
Jeffers
Carthartes in Greek means
cleanser; aura in Latin means air.
cleanser; aura in Latin means air.
© Dolly Minis
Macaulay
Library
Macaulay
Library
© Wikipedia
European vultures are unrelated to
New World Vultures…an example of
convergent evolution.
New World Vultures…an example of
convergent evolution.
(Noah Stryker)
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