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Turkey Vulture
Carthartes aura
L 26" WS 67" Wt 4 lb
Shadow Cliffs
21Sept08
I eat like a vulture. Unfortunately
the resemblance doesn‘t end there.
the resemblance doesn‘t end there.
(Groucho Marx)
Feeds primarily on carrion...
has an especially large
olfactory lobe to process odors.
has an especially large
olfactory lobe to process odors.
juvenile
Montana de Oro St Pk
near Los Osos
13Oct2012
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Robinson
Jeffers
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Jeffers
© Wikipedia
Carthartes in Greek means
cleanser; aura in Latin
means air.
cleanser; aura in Latin
means air.
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