V-34 Black Vulture Size:7.5" x 9.5" and within 50 years extended

and within 50 years extended its range across the entire state except for the Trans-Pecos and the Panhandle

This rabbit is more easily approached than most cottontails

farmers and hunters eliminated most of the whooping cranes and their habitat

but at night they seem to prefer to stay on the ground

V-34 Black Vulture Size:7.5" x 9.5" and within 50 years extendedBlack Vulture This stocky, short tailed, black headed vulture is a scavenger of hot humid country, including forested areas. It is weak clawed and must eat when and where it finds a carcass. This image is from the Charles Beckendorf Texas Wildlife book. The original was an acrylic painting on canvas (1992) and the size is approximately 7. 5 X 9. 5 inches. This is a part of the Texas Wildlife Art Prints Collection.