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elleng

(140,172 posts) Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:00 PM Jul 8

Turkey-vulture (?) in nearby yard

(from driver's side.)

and off they flew. Interesting view, eh?

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Turkey-vulture (?) in nearby yard (Original Post) elleng Jul 8 OP

I knew a guy that would pick up road kill and feed them in his yard. No, not me. dem4decades Jul 8 #1

ugly on the ground Skittles Jul 8 #2

Right elleng Jul 8 #3

What color were their heads? (I couldn't quite tell from the photo.) Princess Turandot Jul 8 #4

Reddish elleng Jul 8 #5

dem4decades

(12,977 posts)

1. I knew a guy that would pick up road kill and feed them in his yard. No, not me.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:20 PM

Jul 8

Skittles

(166,044 posts)

2. ugly on the ground

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:48 PM

Jul 8

Magnificent in the air

elleng

(140,172 posts)

3. Right

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:53 PM

Jul 8

Princess Turandot

(4,871 posts)

4. What color were their heads? (I couldn't quite tell from the photo.)

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:56 PM

Jul 8

Turkey vultures have reddish heads. Black vultures have grey heads.

Turkey vultures are very interesting. They uniquely 'food-shop' by both sight and smell; the other New World vultures (such as the black vulture) hunt by sight alone. In forested areas, they are out of luck with that. So, they often watch out for turkey vulture activity, and will follow them to their scent-found meal.

Good catch!

elleng

(140,172 posts)

5. Reddish

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 07:08 PM

Jul 8

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