A turkey vulture’s wide-open nostrils sync to an olfactory lobe in the brain that’s proportionally larger than that of any other bird. Among 11,000 avian species, turkey vultures possess the ...

Unlike their Black Vulture relatives, Turkey Vultures almost never attack living prey.” In fact, turkey vultures are the only scavengers around here (unlike bald eagles, for example) who can’t ...

News; Sci/Tech; Cool Critters: Bloomsday’s vulture won’t eat carrion, but real turkey vultures will – and you should thank them Sun., May 4, 2025 An adult turkey vulture perches on a dead ...

You have to figure that vultures don’t have a lot of standards when it comes to what they eat, but they can be a bit particular. For one, they like fresh road kill, but not super fresh.

Turkey vultures tilt or rock their six-foot wingspan as they fly with their wings in a V pattern. ... They’ll eat small mammals, insects, frogs, shrimp, fish and an occasional bird.

Turkey vultures are amazing animals, and, lets face it, pretty disgusting. They pee on their own legs. They frequently projectile-vomit. They feast on rotten meat teaming with pathogens. And if an ...

Time and time again, turkey vultures have been basking in the sun with their wings outspread. Although they are not the most attractive bird, they have an interesting and unusual life.

Actually, it’s not uncommon in rural Georgia to see a mixed flock of turkey vultures and black vultures eating carrion along a highway. Even so, I’m always amazed how the grotesque-looking ...

Turkey vultures live on carrion, something people don't have the stomachs for, literally. When stressed, vultures vomit, maybe because it lightens the load if they have to take off suddenly.