Baby Birdorable: American Black Vulture

August 30, 2012 in Vultures and Baby Birds with 10 comments

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the American Black Vulture. Black Vultures do not build nests. Eggs are usually laid in a scrape-type location, which may be an exposed tree trunk, a cave, or an abandoned building. The typical clutch size is two eggs. Both parent birds share equally in incubation duties; incubation lasts up to 39 days. The first photo below shows an adult bird sitting on a nest in an abandoned building-type habitat.

She always allows me within her den.

She always allows me within her den. by rebonnett | Black Vulture on nest

black vulture chick

black vulture chick by dancingrabbit

black vulture chick

black vulture chick by dancingrabbit

Black Vulture Chick

Black Vulture Chick by Rich Anderson

Pretty cute, right? You can have a look at all of our cute vultures, including the American Black Vulture, on our brand new Birdorable Vultures Page!

Comments

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:55 PM wrote:

why do they call it the carrion crow or Jim crow? it's a black ( VUL- CH-ER ) vulture.

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:55 PM wrote:

why do they call it the carrion crow or Jim crow? it's a black ( VUL- CH-ER ) vulture.

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Louise Warner on February 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM wrote:

cool!

Birder on December 18, 2020 at 8:21 PM wrote:

Black vultures are known as the american black vulture and the black buzzard.

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