King Vulture's by caribcolors

Willemstad - Netherlands Antilles It is large and predominantly white, with gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. Its head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The King Vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass. It also displaces smaller New World vulture species from a carcass. King Vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity.

Uploaded: Feb, 20 2010 | Taken: Feb, 20 2010| Viewed: 28 times  | 4 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D90 | Exposure 10/500s | FLength: 105mm | SW: Paint Shop Pro Photo 12.00

jacko1 - Feb, 20 2010 11:02pm I like the info Bea, and, of course, the fine pic. mistybleu - Jul, 30 2011 11:07am The colours a great. Another incredible capture