Like many other species of vulture, these birds feed on the remains of already dead animals, rather than killing prey themselves. Despite their large size — with wingspans reaching around 5.5 ...

Kentuckians have a conflicted relationship with vultures, a.k.a. buzzards. They are most often observed feasting on road kill ...

Turkey vultures are fairly easy to identify in flight. They are very large, with 6-foot wingspans, and have small heads. They fly with their wings in a V-shape, or dihedral, according to the ...

A turkey vulture chick stands in its nest in a silo in Mequon. Standing 7 feet away were two football-sized creatures covered in white down. They sported black faces, beaks, legs and feet.

Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...