It is recognizable by its dark-brown face, long, white neck ... can reach a span of up to 7.5 feet. Its mostly bald head helps the white-backed vulture regulate its body temperature during ...

Mr Pryer described Harold as a large, black vulture with a bald head that may be pink or purple "depending on his mood". Follow East of England news on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a story?

Eventually, two lappet-faced vultures make their move ... Charles Darwin called the birds “disgusting,” with bald heads “formed to wallow in putridity.” Among their many adaptations ...

We see them circling overhead almost every day; sometimes we mistake them for hawks. In our area, these large black, bald-headed birds are usually Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), a member of ...