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Originally posted by MrRadicalEd
The American Black Vulture
Notice the white highlighted feathers at the forward end of the wings. Looks like a match to me
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Originally posted by Jeffrey
~Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't vultures bald, hang around things that are about to die, and chill in deserts?
Originally posted by Pherophile
Originally posted by Jeffrey
~Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't vultures bald, hang around things that are about to die, and chill in deserts?
In order of questions:
Sometimes. There are certain breeds with feathered heads, although they are only technically vultures. This one is bald, the lighting is just bad.
Yes and no. That is generally what they eat, but dead things aren't around constantly, so do you expect them to wiped off the face of the earth, then come back when something dies?
No. They live anywhere they can find large dead things. They are commonly found in deserts and savanahs.
Originally posted by Jeffrey
~Nice find. The wings seems to match, but i was noting how there seems to be that stripe missing from it's neck. A male/female trait? Possibly.
Originally posted by Pherophile
Originally posted by Jeffrey
~Nice find. The wings seems to match, but i was noting how there seems to be that stripe missing from it's neck. A male/female trait? Possibly.
Possibly a male/female issue, I'm not big on vultures. What I can tell you is in raptor world there is a lot of different colorings. Take the red-tailed hawk for example. Their are albino hawks (rare though), There are ones that are light tan, a dusty color, going into a normal brown, and some dark browns. Some have red tails, some don't. Some are almost completely solid, or the marks don't stand out well, some are very varied. It varies a little from bird to bird, but it mostly depends on the region of the country its from.
Edit: Yeah, birds aren't the most intelligent things in the world, they can get lost. Or perhaps a territorial battle forced them out. I'm not sure, but I don't think they can capture live prey. They have very strong talons, but aren't agile enough. They are built for soaring, and wouldn't be able to catch but the slowest and sickest animal.
[Edited on 4-11-2003 by Pherophile]