Help me identify please? (1 Viewer)

[newenglandbirdbuddy1988]

So I live in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, can anyone help Mr please identify this big beautiful bird posting up on our telephone pole? Not the best quality pics, I wish I could post a video. Not a turkey vulture, kind of an ugly-ish head, but his wings were out for minutes at a time, after a rain storm, might have been drying out? Any expertise is appreciated

 

[delia todd]

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[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

It does look as though he is drying his wings.

Hopefully someone will be able to help with the ID soon.

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Your bird is a vulture, I think a Black Vulture, but might be a Turkey Vulture. I’ve seen them doing the “sun salutation” many times. It is a way of drying his wings - so I’ve heard.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Turkey Vulture. The head shape is wrong for Black.

 

[newenglandbirdbuddy1988]

https://imgur.com/a/dzRWY1K

 

[newenglandbirdbuddy1988]

Here is the video guys! Wow love this site you are all amazing

 

[Butty]

Turkey vulture: all-pale underside to flight-feathers is quite different from black vulture (pale underside to primaries only).

 

[newenglandbirdbuddy1988]

Turkey vulture: all-pale underside to flight-feathers is quite different from black vulture (pale underside to primaries only).

Thank you! It was so cool to see

 

[newenglandbirdbuddy1988]

Hi newenglandbirdbuddy and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. If you have a video and and account with one of these: Apple Music, Dailymotion, Facebook, Flickr, Giphy, Imgur, Pinterest, Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Vimeo or YouTube you can host it there and share it with us by using the "double picture icon" above the message pane.

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Thank you so much for the helpful hint in posting. Happy bird watching. Today was super special