Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

"High above the ground, they sweep in wide circles within the bounds of the rising column of air ... The turkey vulture has a naked red head and a long tail. Its slender wings appear two-toned from below ..."

A year-round bird.

Photo taken with a Nikon D70 using a Nikon 300mm f4.5.

October 14, 2006.