DEAR JOAN: I came out of my house the other morning when it was about 42 degrees out, and directly in front of me were four turkey vultures. Two were sitting, wings outstretched, on the ridgepole ...

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 reach breeding age at about 5 years and mate for life. They perform aerial courtship displays in spring and often sit companionably side by side, but songsters they are not.

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.

Turkey vultures are large birds, but their 6-foot wingspan belies their body weight of only 3 to 4 pounds. They can consume an astonishing amount of food — pounds of meat per day.

Their efficiency is partly a function of large wing area relative to weight. Turkey vultures have an almost eagle-level, 6-foot wingspan, while weighing much less at just over 4 pounds.

BARNSTABLE, Mass. – Recent bone-chilling temperatures across Massachusetts have had even turkey vultures seeking warmth. The Cape Cod Times reports two turkey vultures whose wings were encased ...

Schertz Animal Services officers rescued a turkey vulture whose wings were covered in ice during Thursday's wintry weather. (Schertz Animal Services) SCHERTZ, Texas – It’s not just cute furry ...

OK, you recognize those turkey vultures you see soaring overhead on a summer day — long wings, long tail, wings raised into a shallow “vee.” ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) -- The bird of the week is the Turkey vulture, which are common statewide in Arkansas year-round. Turkey Vultures are large, dark birds with long, broad wings. They are ...