Turkey Vulture Identifying Features

Adult

Photo by Marge Gibson
bare red head
whitish bill


Photo by Eileen Wicker
black underwing with
gray remiges


Photo by Linda Hufford
reddish tarsi


Photo by Jean Chamberlain
see-through nares



Juvenile

Photo by Jean Chamberlain
black tip on mandibles
(changes to yellowish brown)



Photo by Jean Chamberlain
gray feathers on head,
pink around nares


Photo by Jean Chamberlain
black underwing with
gray remiges


Photo by Jean Chamberlain
see-through nares


Nestling

Photo by Eileen Wicker
white down
grayish-black head


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