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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

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But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. They feed on animal plankton and build their nests by burrowing in the dirt on offshore islands. BBC has the story as a video.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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Large species, like the hatchet-billed Lapped-faced Vulture or the large Cape Vulture gets first dips, because they are the only species that can tear open the hides of some of the larger prey animals. Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. – ==– Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura.