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ZoPteryx — A Break from the Hunt
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Published: 2015-10-24 05:36:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 581; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 2
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A Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura meridionalis) rests in a tree after a long day of soaring and using its super-sniffer to search for carrion.Photo taken in Orange County, CA.
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Is that a eucalyptus tree? That's not native...! 
These guys are everywhere around here, primarily because armadillos are blind as hell and just generally oblivious.
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Lol, yes. I dare say CA has more eucalyptus trees than Australia nowadays!
Maybe it's just because armadillos taste better than our rabbits!
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XD
It's because they get hit more often, is what I'm trying to say.
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Oh I know, just like our rabbits here in the west!
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Maybe it's from a zoo or someone else's backyard.
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