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Natures Garbage Collectors

Natures Garbage Collectors

Turkey Vulture looking for a meal. Not the best looking birds but they have their place in nature.

Turkey Vulture looking for a meal. Not the best looking birds but they have their place in nature.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 800 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 2800/10

location

location

Alviso, California, US

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upload_date

Mar, 2021

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I love their uniqueness!!

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Yikes...I always get a little taken back when I look at them! Not a pretty bird, but necessary for clean up duty! Great capture!

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Ugly looking devil but necessary for cleaning up road kill as well as carcasses they do a great job😊

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