Carol DM
Almost done with my Alphabet Birds series.
VULTURE
My least favorite bird of all. Vulture. But they are a necessary bird at times.
There are two types of vultures in North America, the Turkey Vulture, which is showing up farther north into Canada every year. This bird is seen across the USA.
Then there is the Black Vulture, which lives in the southeastern states and into Mexico.
The Turkey Vulture is able to find food with its excellent eyesight or with its sense of smell, unlike the Black Vulture that is only able to find its food visually.
The Turkey Vulture has a wing span of up to 6 feet and can weigh up to 5 lbs. It’s easy to spot because it has a red featherless head. This scavenger flies low to detect the gasses of decay.
They usually live to about 21 years. They are well known for rarely flapping their wings instead relying on air currents to keep them circling.
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Vultures can be neccesary birds, right?
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Yes
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No
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they clean the world of things we don’t want to see.
they are without a doubt the ugliest bird
Yes they do, all the roadkill is theirs.
that is true, we have a collection, flock? of them, that live in the greenway behind our house.
What can the poor vulture do? He is not handsome and has a bad reputation but I still enjoy the times I have seen them in zoos.
Yes he is necessary in what he does for sure. He does clean up on aisle four! 🙂
These are beautiful birds if we look at them from afar. I often see a small line of hawks around my home.
Yes they are very large with a large wing span as well. I see hawks as well.