Turkey Vulture
Carthartes aura
L 26" WS 67" Wt 4 lb
Usually forages alone unlike the
smaller, more sociable Black Vulture.
smaller, more sociable Black Vulture.
Thatcher Woods, IL
McKinley Woods
Channahon, IL
3Sept10
30Aug08
01June08
juvenile
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A poem by
Robinson
Jeffers
Robinson
Jeffers
Carthartes in Greek means
cleanser; aura in Latin
means air.
cleanser; aura in Latin
means air.
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Society
Society
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The extinct teraton vultures
weighed up to 154 lbs with 16 to
19.5 ft wingspans.
weighed up to 154 lbs with 16 to
19.5 ft wingspans.
(John Reilly)