vulture
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My wildlife checklist grew: red kites, black-winged kites, common buzzards, golden eagles, Spanish imperial eagles, a goshawk, three types of owl, two kinds of vulture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
I finally looked up the species: It was a gallinazo, also known as a black vulture, and as much as we might ignore them, they’d been circling the whole time.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
He places the stones on Tom’s lap, Ms. Kessler tells us, “and walks slowly around the room, waving a vulture feather in the air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
In the 1990s, the unintentional decimation of the vulture populations in India led to an increased awareness of their role in human health.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Then walks in front of Axel, past the old owl who isn’t calling out, past the turkey vulture eating from a steel tray, past the pair of kestrels resting in the sun.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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