turkey vulture flying over the wetlands beside marsh trail ten thousand islands national wildlife refuge

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Turkey vulture flying over the wetlands beside the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Turkey vulture flying over the wetlands beside the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Turkey vulture flying over the wetlands beside the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Pictured is a turkey vulture flying through a blue cloudy sky over the wetlands beside the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. The binomial name is Cathartes aura. The turkey vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. The turkey vulture received its common name from the resemblance of the adult s bald red head and its dark plumage to that of the male wild turkey.