An 
                                    excellent close-up of a Turkey Vulture showing 
                                    the featherless head, an adaptation to help 
                                    keep the head clean when feeing from a carcass. 
                                    On these birds the head is very small in 
                                    proportion to the body mass.  
                                    Photograph 
                                    Courtesy Of: 
                                    Sheldon Glucksman -- (Copyright 
                                    © 
                                    2000)  |