Scavenging birds play a vital role in our ecosystems, they clean up carcasses before they have time to rot. Without scavengers, rotting carcasses would become hubs for harmful pathogens. Vultures specialise in eating carrion and are highly efficient at cleaning up a carcass. But many other birds, like crows and eagles, will also scavenge if […]
Tag: Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Beautiful Panama !
Back in May 2014 I attended a conference in Orlando. Having birded that area of Florida a couple of times already I decided to look further afield. I had never been to Central America so decided a quick hop to Panama might be fun. The flight is around 3 hours so not a long stretch […]
Jote cabeza amarilla (Lesser yellow-headed Vulture)
Mientras recorríamos la presa secundaria de Yacyretá impactaba ver la gran cantidad de Jotes que estaban sobrevolando el lugar y lo cerca nuestro que pasaban cuando sobrevolaban el camino, creo que esta fue la primera vez que pudimos fotografiar a las 3 especies juntas de estas aves, comienzo con una serie de fotos del Jote […]