Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura)

Common throughout North Carolina (and North America) adult Turkey Vultures have reddish skin on their unfeathered heads.

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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) — Turkey Vulture *(Cathartes aura)*Durham Co., NC5/2/2006In flight, they hold their wings in a "V" configuration and often teeter back and forth on wind currents.

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier Co., FL13 Feb 2014

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier Co., FL23 Dec 2014

Turkey Vulture Collier Co., FL 17 Jan 2023 Compare the Turkey Vulture on the left with the Black Vulture on the right — Turkey VultureCollier Co., FL17 Jan 2023Compare the Turkey Vulture on the left with the Black Vulture on the right

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Marco Island, Collier Co., FL2 January 2006

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Marco Island, Collier Co., FL2 January 2006These two Turkey Vultures were waiting for an Osprey to finish with his fish so they could tidy up the leftovers!

Created on ... January 19, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com