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Beauty Is in the Eye

March 9, 2019March 8, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Cathartes aura

The Turkey Vulture isn’t everyone’s idea of a beautiful bird. The plumage is OK; it can even be radiant if

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Vulture Visits

February 1, 2019January 23, 2019 Mosey2014 Cathartes aura

This Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) made three low passes over the fenced Burrowing Owl area. Twice it descended as if

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Turkey Vulture in the Sun

December 26, 2018January 1, 2019 Mosey2014 Cathartes aura

The useful Turkey Vulture rarely visits the park. When it makes an appearance, we generally see it from below, and

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018May 1, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Actitis macularius, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Arenaria melanocephala, Athene cunicularia, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala albeola, Bucephala clangula, Calidris minutilla, Cathartes aura, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Egretta thula, Elanus leucurus, Fulica americana, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Haematopus bachmani, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Limosa fedoa, Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Megaceryle alcyon, Melanitta perspicillata, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Oxyura jamaicensis, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Recurvirostra americana, Sayornis nigricans, Sterna forsteri, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa semipalmata

The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started

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Turkey Vulture Up Close

February 7, 2018January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Cathartes aura

The job of cleaning up carrion is one of nature’s most important and useful. I read somewhere that in the

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