Laurie Rott took these photos of a group of adult turkey vultures she spotted in a neighbor’s oak tree in Golden Hills, when ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands of turkey vultures glide over the Detroit River, offering citizen scientists a surprising highlight of hawk ...

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.

I've seen as many as four turkey vultures perched in a dead tree here at the nature center, but most of my recent vulture insights come from watching our resident bird. She will give you the once ...

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 ...

Turkey vultures fly with their wings in the shape of a "V" and fly in wobbly circles. These smart birds ride thermals in the sky in order to smell carcasses to prey on.

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 ...

Although they also soar with limited wingbeats, black vultures tend to flap their wings more frequently than turkey vultures and with flurries of more rapid wingbeats. A pair of vultures fly over ...

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