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  1. Nice dual color Beak. Marvelous Portrait. ! Posted 11 years ago

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The White-headed Vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. It has a pink beak and a white crest, and the featherless areas on its head are pale. Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers. The feathers on its lower parts and legs are white. It has a wing span of 2 m and spends a lot of time soaring looking for food. It roosts in tall trees near to water at night.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Mar 24, 2013. Captured Mar 21, 2013 15:00 in Pretoria Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm