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coragyps atratus

  1. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

  2. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    These scavengers have benefited from deforestation. Unlike the familiar Turkey Vulture which can find food by smell, the Black Vulture relies on line-of-sight to find food. North American birds are the nominate race. They are larger and have less obvious white markings on the underside of the...
  3. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

  4. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

  5. Strange company

    Strange company

    A Crested Caracara (Northern) with a Black Vulture (brasiliensis). They sat like that for quite a while.
  6. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    Formerly very rare in New Jersey. So much so that in one notorious case a "World Series of Birding" team suppressed the location of a stakeout Black Vulture to gain a competitive "big day" advantage over other teams. These vultures have since expanded their range and are now well established...
  7. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    The gray, wrinkled skin on the head indicates these are adults. This species has expanded its range into the Arizona borderlands where it remains a sparse local resident. These are the only ones we saw. Formerly included with the Storks in the Ciconiidae family, but now placed in their own...
  8. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    Ready for the picnic.
  9. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    Note the gray, unfeathered head and pale bill tip. This abundant and widespread scavenger has benefited from deforestation. Unlike the familiar Turkey Vulture which can find food by the smell of decomposition, the Black Vulture relies on line-of-sight to find food. Three subspecies are...
  10. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    The face only a mother could love.
  11. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

  12. Black vulture

    Black vulture

    Black vulture on top of an abandoned silo.
  13. American Black Vulture

    American Black Vulture

    Surprised to see this fellow up a tree next to me!
  14. American Black Vulture

    American Black Vulture

    I think I am right with this id in Florida
  15. Albino Black Vulture (2)

    Albino Black Vulture (2)

  16. Albino Black Vulture

    Albino Black Vulture

    Taken three years ago. This bird has lived with a large group of black vultures for several years, and is still there.
  17. American Black Vulture

    American Black Vulture

    Eating an unfortunate Leatherback Turtle hatchling
  18. Black Vulture.jpg

    Black Vulture.jpg

    Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus atratus)
  19. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    I was on a boardwalk and simply to close with my 400mm lens.
  20. The Brothers Grim

    The Brothers Grim

    Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus atratus)
  21. American Black Vulture

    American Black Vulture

  22. Black Vultures

    Black Vultures

    Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus atratus)
  23. Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    This same bird seem to be at the same spot each time I visited the Corkscrew Crew, in east Naples.
  24. Coragyps atratus-Urubu noir-Black Vulture

    Coragyps atratus-Urubu noir-Black Vulture

    Coragyps atratus-Urubu noir-Black Vulture Parc National Arenal-Costa Rica
  25. Black Vultures

    Black Vultures

    Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus atratus) A group of ca. 70 black vultures gathered to bathe and socialize.
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