Multiple Types of Vultures Live in the U.S. Three types of vultures live in the United States—the turkey vulture, black vulture and California condor (which is a vulture bird, despite not having ...

The bird’s appearance also did not appear to match the expected species, the turkey vulture. After some study, Kruse determined the bird at Merganser Lake was a black vulture.

Vultures, often thought of as the birds of death and decay, have a reputation for scavenging roadkill and signaling mortality from the sky. However, the black vulture is also known for attacking ...

Most folks don’t pay much attention to turkey vultures as they soar high in the sky; they only give us a closer glimpse of ...

The high-soaring turkey vulture uses a powerful sense of smell to detect carrion. The bird has the most developed olfactory (smelling) system of all birds. (Courtesy of Charles J. Sharp/Creative ...

Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes.

Remove roadkill or animal carcasses from your property as soon as possible. Use predator decoys. Hanging an owl or hawk decoy in the area can make them wary. Avoid leaving pet food outside. Shiny ...

Laurie Rott took these photos of a group of adult turkey vultures she spotted in a neighbor’s oak tree in Golden Hills, when ...

Birding opens the door to the diversity that exists in the natural world. Most of these birds are fundamentally the same, ...

That’s no eagle: Turkey vultures are the other large birds soaring above They tilt or rock their 6-foot wingspan as they fly with their wings in a V pattern.

Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in ...