Black vulture

© Brian E Kushner Nikon D4, Nikon 300 F/2.8 VRII, Nikon TC-20E III Video of this bird youtu.be/8nNw7dELqvo

Also known as the Black Vulture, This Accipiter Raptor is among the largest birds of prey. It has a very impressive wing span of over 3 meters and attains a height of 1.5 meters and can weigh up to 14 KG. Its distribution is from Central Asia to Portugal and southwards to Pakistan and India. In India, one of the best places to see it at close range is the garbage dump in the outskirts of Bikaner city in Rajasthan.

I first observed these two Black Vulture on the steeple of the Grace Lutheran Church in Carrollton, Texas. The vultures had been attracted to the area by a road-killed Nutria on Hebron Parkway. Black Vultures Roadkill Nutria Hebron Parkway is a very busy street, and the vultures had no hope of ever accessing the carcass...

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With sooty black plumage, a bare black head, and neat white stars under the wingtips, Black Vultures are almost dapper. Whereas Turkey Vultures are lanky birds with teetering flight, Black Vultures are compact birds with broad wings, short tails, and powerful wingbeats. The two species often associate: the Black Vulture makes up for its poor sense of smell by following Turkey Vultures to carcasses. Highly social birds with fierce family loyalty, Black Vultures share food with relatives…

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