The turkey vulture's distinctive slow, teetering flight style probably helps the bird soar at low altitudes, where it is best able to use its nose to find carrion.

Turkey vultures tilt or rock their six-foot wingspan as they fly with their wings in a V pattern. The scavengers with the bald bright-red heads are not uncommon in Minnesota, where they nest in ...

Turkey vultures may seem ominous, but they’re also wise and resourceful Seeing a vulture on the wing at a hundred yards is one thing, but face-to-face at about 30 feet is something else ...

Despite their large size — with wingspans reaching around 5.5 feet (1.7 meters) — they're also preyed upon by other birds, including eagles, owls and hawks. But these vultures have a nifty ...

In contrast to the odor-sensitive turkey vulture, black vultures find dead animals visually, and especially by searching for turkey vultures that have sniffed out a rotten meal.

The first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day. Two species of vulture live in Pennsylvania-the turkey vulture, and the black vulture. One black vulture, in particular, is a… ...