“Turkey Vulture” by LYLE GLASS.

A turkey vulture spreads his wings to dry off and gets ready to take off. Vultures are ugly looking birds, but are beautiful in their own way and are very graceful fliers. We have a flock that roost in the cottonwood trees at the park entrance. They are there early in the morning and in the evening. Tweaked in PSE7, {cropped and brighten}.

Photographed in Medora, North Dakota on 4-22-2012 at 6:29 a.m.