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AZ_015CDY Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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A Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) waits it's turn at the carcass of an Elk in Arizona. The Elk was likely road kill we passed on the ride north to the Grand Canyon's southern rim. Vultures are finding life a challenge because Keystone predators are nearly gone. They depend on predators to open the chest cavity of prey.

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Janet MacCausland
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Birds of Prey (Inopinaves part 2), Arizona Canyons & Southwest
A Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) waits it's turn at the carcass of an Elk in Arizona. The Elk was likely road kill we passed on the ride north to the Grand Canyon's southern rim. Vultures are finding life a challenge because Keystone predators are nearly gone. They depend on predators to open the chest cavity of prey.
jmmermaid@outlook.com Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration. To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. An astute observer, I revel in the light and what it sheds on the images herein, both underwater and above scenery, and the wildlife that lives there.