Egyptian Vulture (Photograph Courtesy of Linda Schueller Copyright ©2000)

Egyptian Vulture (Photograph Courtesy of Linda Schueller Copyright ©2000)

In young birds this lovely plumage starts out a blackish brown colour and lightens over successive episodes of molting. Along with this, the skin on the throat and face gradually lighten up. It is not until they are  six or seven years old that birds finally take on the full adult plumage.

Photograph:

Linda Schueller -- (Copyright © 2000)

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