Esther's photos with the keyword: vulture

Turkey vulture Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Concord, Massachusetts AIMG 6473

Maasai Mara, Kenya LIMG 1647

Maasai Mara, Kenya LIMG 1650

Vulture, Masai Mara, Kenya. Playing with textures Summer 2014/Texture.17.AAfrica 2006 202A

Andean Condor at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston. The Andean Condor is the national symbol of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador and Peru. It is a very large bird, having a wingspan of 10.5 feet. AIMG_1446

Black vulture at Cano Negro Wildlife Reserve, Costa Rica. The Black Vulture is a scavenger. Although it usually feeds on carrion, it will also eat the eggs of other birds or kill newborn or sickly animals. Females usually lay two eggs in caves, hollow trees or on the bare ground and the chicks are fed by regurgitation. Its head and neck lack feathers and its skin is wrinkled and dark gray. AxMG_1840 AIMG_0032

An Andean Condor at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston Massachusetts.sunning itself. The Andean Condor is the national symbol of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador and Peru. It is a very large bird, having a wingspan of 10.5 feet. AIMG_1443

Black vultures at Cano Negro, Costa Rica. Black vultures are gregarious scavengers that primarily feed on carrion, but will also eat eggs or kill small newborn animals. It often perches with its wings outstretched. Its stance is believed to serve multiple functions: drying off wings, warming itself, and heating off bacteria. AxMG_2354

Black vulture at Cano Negro, Costa Rica. The Black Vulture is a scavenger. Although it usually feeds on carrion, it will also eat the eggs of other birds or kill newborn or sickly animals. Females usually lay two eggs in caves, hollow trees or on the bare ground and the chicks are fed by regurgitation. Its head and neck lack feathers and its skin is wrinkled and dark gray. AxMG_2384

Turkey vulture at Cano Negro, Costa Rica. "The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. It finds its meals using its keen vision and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals.[10] In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently. It roosts in large community groups. Lacking a syrinx—the vocal organ of birds—its only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses. It nests in caves, hollow trees, or thickets. Each year it generally raises two chicks, which it feeds by regurgitation. It has very few natural predators." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture AxMG_2440

Vutures and spotted hyena, Masai Mara, Kenya AAfrica 2006 269

Vulture and hyena, Masai Mara, Kenya AAfrica 2006 272