With summer just around the corner, I would like to highlight one of my favorite birds — the turkey vulture. For me, they conjure up hot summer days as I watch them ride and circle in the updrafts.

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 ...

Several years ago, I led a birding tour along the Missouri River. As the group and I stood on a high cliff overlooking that beautiful valley, we were entranced by the masterful flight control ...

Vultures play a vital ecological role by cleaning up carrion and preventing the spread of disease. Despite their benefits, vultures can cause property damage and pose risks to aircraft. Vulture ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An Advance/SILive.com reporter spotted turkey vultures gobbling up a dead opossum on Hylan Boulevard in early May. On the bridge spanning over Lemon Creek on Staten Island’s ...

In our location here in the city with a pond on the property next to us, we constantly are in company with buzzards. Here we refer to them as buzzards, but turkey vultures are a common name.

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 ...

There are some fantastic places around the world for birdwatching. This is the case for both casual birdwatchers and scientists. It has allowed people to view real "angry birds" in the US, led to the ...