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Pretty Boy
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura subsp. septentrionalis) Sexes similar. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park-like setting with scattered hardwoods adjacent to a wooded riparian area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Open park-like setting with scattered hardwoods adjacent to a wooded riparian area at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
Location
Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
September 2015
Scientific name
Cathartes aura
Equipment used
Canon
Excellent detail in this awesome portrait of a vulture, Stanley.Great eye contact.You feel you can't ignore this bird.
 
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LOL! Great caption! The face only a mother could love. But I'm a mother - well, not of this guy, my kids are infinitely better looking! - but still, I understand his mother's love of him. And I respect him for his ecological role, to which that gnarly face is perfectly adapted. Fantastic close-up, Stanley!
 
Looks like he had just dipped his bill in mayonnaise sauce! Lol. Brilliant detailed head close up shot, Stanley!! tfs.
 
LOL.... I would hate to see an ugly one Stanley.. Excellent close-up mate, well captured.
 
Terrific close detail Stanley, I must get a copy printed to fix on my wallet, to keep to kids away!!!! Great image.
Pepe
 
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One of my favorite Birds of Prey, if you can really call it that. I could watch these guys all day long and this is one very beautiful facial closeup of this TV Stanley.
 
A real stunner Stanley, wonderful close up showing superb detail and colours. Outstanding work.
 

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