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Posted by Holly for Linda on 20:00:35 02/27/10
Linda's husband snapped this photo at Lake Ida Park (PBC) on Jan. 29th, and it has been sighted in Broward today by Dr. Monk - see BRDBRAIN message below. It surely has been making the rounds!
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From: Brian Monk
To: BRDBRAIN@LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU
Sent: Sat, February 27, 2010 4:25:00 PM
Subject: [BRDBRAIN] albino/leucistic turkey vulture
While I was driving on 95 in Broward County this early afternoon, I saw an incredibly large white bird winging over the highway. Upon closer inspection, instead of the expected Great Egret, and dismissing Egyptian and King Vulture (lol) I realized it was a Turkey Vulture. Behavior was classic, with the typical "V" posture and swaying in the wind. I could not see if the head was light pink or red, or even white, necause the bird was flying away before I realized what it was. I would expect this bird in Broward County, and would look at the landfills if I wanted to see it. Winds are strongly out of the west, so look in eastern Broward.
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