By its simplest definition, a vulture is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion, which is the meat of dead animals. The media ...

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

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

The vultures can be spotted in the Thompson-Okanagan region between April and September, flying, perching, squabbling amongst ...

Turkey vultures have a very characteristic teetering glide, holding their wings in a v-shape (think ‘V’ for vulture) that distinguishes them from other large raptors.

To scan wide distances, turkey vultures rise 10,000 feet or more into the air, their long wings forming a distinctive V-shaped silhouette against the sky.

Black vultures, which have a dark gray head and are aggressive, should not be confused with their larger, less aggressive and red-headed relative, the turkey vulture.

Once their wings are dry, they’ll fly off, riding a thermal and looking for opportunities, my grossly fascinating visitor.

Turkey vultures are often observed "kettling" where a group soars in circles, often riding thermals, to conserve energy and gain altitude for long-distance travel.

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 ...

Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) in southern California are still exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) even though legislation was passed to drastically reduce the presence of these poisons ...

The humble turkey vulture plays a vital role in keeping the land clean and diseases at bay. It also acts like an avian weathervane.