Antithesis of avian beauty
Monstrosity of the bird family
Head and neck very hideous looking
In dull black wrinkled up unfeathered skin
Exposed decaying animal matter
Can produce unhealthy bacteria
That can endanger other life species
Threatening them with illness and disease
Consumption of animal carrion
Is part of your normal food ingestion
Though your appearance may cause revulsion
You fulfil a most essential function
Your motion on land is very clumsy
With those black legs you step so awkwardly
Yet when you take off to the air in flight
Your graceful movement is a pleasant sight
Riding air currents way up in the sky
On motionless wings you go sailing by
While cruising up there at such a great height
You still search for food with your keen eyesight
Though to some, you may appear unsightly
Your role in nature is prized most highly
You are indeed a most worthy creature
I pay tribute to you, noble vulture
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Glad you love the piece.
Despite its unpleasant appearance, a vulture deserves our respect for its "scavenger" role in nature.
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Thanks for your comment.
You may consider yourself to be plain
but the inner beauty, which I know you possess,
is much more important.
Thanks for your comment. The main difference between the black vulture and the turkey vulture is in the colour of their heads.The former has a black head whereas the head of the latter is red, like a turkey's. I suppose that is why it is called a turkey vulture.
We also have those here but the black vulture is more common.
Here is a picture of a turkey vulture in flight:
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