"To most Texans they are simply "buzzards" .... The features --- the short, white tipped wings, the very short, wide tail; and the characteristic flight --- all serve to identify the black vulture well before its black head color can be seen."

A year-round bird.

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 400mm, f/5.6 lens.

May 15, 2009.