From a distance the king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) of Central and South America looks simply black and white but up close his naked head is amazing.

That’s his skin that’s so colorful — yellow, orange, red, blue, gray and purple.

Ugly but beautiful.

(This featured photo on Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons license) was taken at Weltvogelpark Walsrode in Germany.  Click on the image to see the original)