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5. That looks like a black-headed vulture

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:38 AM

Mar 2020

They are scavengers. The rat was likely already dead when the vulture found it. Vultures are magnificent creatures. Their work helps to keep the environment clean and ironically limits the spread of disease.

A vulture’s immune system is amazingly powerful. It’s almost impossible for a vulture to get sick.

Most vulture’s in the USA are Turkey Vultures or Black-Headed Vultures.

Cool picture.

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Vulture eating a dead rat on top of a streetlight [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 OP

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I saw a turkey vulture soaring over my back yard yesterday. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2020 #3

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That looks like a black-headed vulture aaaaaa5a Mar 2020 #5

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