This is really a dual-purpose photo. On the one hand, I took it because it seemed like a nice composition, on the other, because of the posture of the Turkey-Vulture. Here I quote from the SIBLEY GUIDE to Bird Life & Behavor.
"Sunning. New World vultures, such as this Turkey Vulture, all spend time sunning their spread wings. They apparently adopt this posture to warm the body and to dry nighttime dew from the feathers. The posture may also help them realign their flight feathers, which can become misshapen while soaring."
I took the picture last Friday, at the Bolinas Lagoon on Highway 1, looking back toward Stinson Beach.
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