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 a ...

With summer just around the corner, I would like to highlight one of my favorite birds — the turkey vulture. For me, they conjure up hot summer days as I watch them ride and circle in the updrafts.

Longtime Marin residents will remember the late Elizabeth Terwilliger’s famous mnemonic for telling the difference between a flying hawk and a flying turkey vulture: “V is for vulture!” A large ...

RAPID CITY S.D. (KELO) — A turkey vulture that was injured near Belle Fourche is now in the care of the Black Hills Raptor Center. Maggie Engler, the executive director at the Black Hills Raptor ...

Mass whale and dolphin strandings are common in the Keys. But turkey vultures? Those scary birds that circle above their lifeless prey, then dive-bomb to feast on dead flesh, roadkill and rotting ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A turkey vulture in trouble is getting the help it needs at a Miami wildlife hospital. The injured bird is no ordinary patient at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. Officials said it’s ...

Introduction : the spokesbird -- Vulture culture -- The private lives of public birds -- Rockshelter -- Wings and prayers -- Rebirth -- Hill of the sacred eagles -- On the move -- Virginia is for ...