Black vultures are able to take over a carcass from their larger relatives through patiently waiting until a whole gang has been recruited, and then chasing off the turkey vultures as a group.

The black vulture, on the other hand, has little sense of smell. So how does it find food? In large part, it keeps track of turkey vultures and follows them to carcasses.

Multiple Types of Vultures Live in the U.S. T hree types of vultures live in the United States—the turkey vulture, black vulture and California condor (which is a vulture bird, despite not ...

Remove roadkill or animal carcasses from your property as soon as possible. Use predator decoys. Hanging an owl or hawk decoy in the area can make them wary. Avoid leaving pet food outside. Shiny ...

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

Black vultures are the smallest of the vulture species, and their wingspan is much shorter than a turkey vulture or California condor, but they are also one of the most aggressive species.

Thus, black vultures will watch and follow turkey vultures when they drop down to feed. At the carcass they are often dominant and will drive away the turkey vulture.

The most abundant buzzard across the United States is still the turkey vulture, which sports pink skin on its head, a long tail and a V-shaped wing profile. But increasingly, it is the black ...

Black vultures have a large black body with a black or dark grey bald head. Seen from below, their wings spread out in a straight line, are mostly black and have white wingtips. Turkey vultures ...

Turkey vultures have a major PR problem. Many people view them as black-feathered villains with menacing bone-colored beaks that skulk on tree branches and circle the skies waiting for animals and ...

Spring is a period when many birds are on the move. This means it is a great time of year for birders to be on the lookout for rarities or ...