#new world vulture

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

how about an Andean Condor?

Photos thanks to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo & Eduardo Quintanilla respectively.

[vickysaurus-art]

On the edge of a Miocene South American grassland, a group of Thoatherium is ambushed by a Phorusrhacos. They scatter, but the terror bird catches one of the litopterns, lifts it high up into the air, and SLAMS it down on the ground to kill it. Other nearby animals have mixed feelings about this situation. Tupinambis flees for its life, while Dryornis flies a little closer in case it can have a bit for itself. Hapalops and Astrapotherium are unbothered and have business of their own to take care of.

[triruntu]

#524, a california condor for @knaveofmogadore. Had a lot of fun with this one.

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[honoringthor]

Thinking of bringing back my “you’re welcome”. Series. Featuring scavengers. This is my most recent one.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

EMPEROR, TERROR, WARLORD, MASTER OF THE AVIAN SKIES -- IF GOD HIMSELF WERE A BIRD.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1240×1870 -- Spotlight on ornithologist Jerry McGahan holding a 6 month old Andean Condor, the largest flying bird on the planet. Picture taken in 1971.

EXTRA INFO: The Andean Condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world as its wings spread more than 9 feet from tip to tip. Condors can soar and glide for hours without beating their wings, reaching speeds of 55 mph.

Sources: www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/ibocxz, X, various, etc...

[birds-in-posts]

California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

[avillanappears]

black vultures are very cute, I think. I hope I captured that.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

[snototter]

A California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) perches at Big Sur, California, USA

by Tim Melling

[birds-in-posts]

Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Turkey vultures are the sharks of the sky; the have the largest olfactory system of any bird, and can smell a potential meal from over a mile away!

(Image: A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) with a meal by Kevin Cole)

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[vultures-and-scavengers]

your honor, i love them

[luckyknightpizzaslime]

Here's a new iterator! They love music and flying animals like birds! They're based off an ipod and speakers I had when I was little. The puppet is based on the speakers and the main color (overseers, text color, etc.) is taken from the color of the ipod.

[birds-in-posts]

Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

sunlight

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

red lizard. my mortal enemy i cannot deny you are cool as hell

[cathartidae]

incomingstorm -> cathartidae