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Birding at the Falls

Black and Turkey Vultures

Black vulture   Black vulture walking

             Black Vulture on Fossil Beds

                                Kathy Dennis Photo                                                Garrick Fields Photo (August 30, 2010)

Black vultures on fossil beds

Black Vultures on Fossil Beds

Kathy Dennis Photo

Black vulture in flight 

Black vulture in flight

Black Vulture in Flight

Kathy Dennis Photos

Black Vulture in Flight      Black Vultures Eating a Gar

                            Black Vulture in Flight                                            Black Vultures Eating a Gar

                             Kathy Dennis Photo                                             Alan Goldstein / IDNR Photo (July 2, 2007)

Black Vulture "World Cup" (Playing with a red ball that floated in by the river.)      Black Vulture "World Cup" (Playing with a red ball that floated in by the river.)

  Black Vulture "World Cup" (Playing with a red ball that floated in by the river.)

Alan Goldstein / IDNR Photos (July 7, 2005)

Black Vulture in flight    Black Vultures on log

Black Vultures

                               Garrick Fields Photo                     Alan Goldstein / IDNR Photo July 16, 2010

Turkey Vulture in flight

Turkey Vulture

Garrick Fields Photo

Turkey Vulture in flight

Turkey Vulture

Garrick Fields Photo (July 2010)

Turkey Vultures Sunning on Railroad Bridge       Vultures on Fossil Beds

         Turkey Vultures Sunning on Railroad Bridge                        Vultures on Fossil Beds

                              Kathy Dennis Photo                                     Alan Goldstein / IDNR Photo (June 28, 2008)

Black Vulture eating fish

Black Vulture eating fish

(not performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) while another looks on

Alan Goldstein / IDNR Photo July 16, 2010

Created February 2, 2010, Updated February 7, 2011