Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...

It’s not a raptor, but is often mistaken for an eagle as it catches updrafts in the sky, soaring in a circular pattern. In flight it has both the size and color of a golden eagle, but the angle of the ...

The turkey vulture is not a graceful animal while on the ground, nor does it have a pretty face. But it is graceful in flight, and when a large congregation of them is observed soaring effortlessly in ...

A turkey vulture flies above its roost on the roof of Old Main on the University of Wyoming campus. UW’s Biodiversity Institute invites community members from across the state to share their ...

LARKSPUR, Colo. — A 9NEWS viewer spotted a striking scene in southern Douglas County over Labor Day weekend: five turkey vultures gathered near Greenland, just south of Larkspur. Ryan Sears, who ...