Turkey Vulture

This bird takes its name from the appearance of its head.  The head and neck alike are red in color and lack a feather covering, with the exception of a thin layer of down. The adult-wings of the bird cover a distance (when extended) of around 6 feet and form into the shape of a wide, shallow "V" when in flight. The feathers of the animal are nearly black, however, the wings are delicately patterned with silvery lining.  

The Turkey Vulture is a common carrion eater. Most of the bird's time is spent soaring gracefully over the land in search of the animal carcasses on which it feeds. The Vulture's keen senses of both smell and sight aid in the location of rotting meat. Because this species does not kill in order to attain food, its claws and feet alike have become rather weak appendages.

Turkey Vulture