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Today is the first day of Spring and the Turkeys Vulters are back.talk about timing. russ

173abn said:

Today is the first day of Spring and the Turkeys Vulters are back.talk about timing. russ

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We never see them this early but ,amy times in April or May we get a bunch of them perching on my silo or big barn, last year at one time I counted 14 of them.

Saw the first ones around here the middle of last week! ~~ grnspot

grnspot110 said:

Saw the first ones around here the middle of last week! ~~ grnspot

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They are so ugly it amazes me they are not extinct yet....:biggrin:

Have not seen them YET ... this year.
That is one cute Buzzard... (they are tough to look at)... :smile:KennyV

Interesting FYI

Turkey Vulture Facts

BKBrown said:

Interesting FYI

Turkey Vulture Facts

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I just looked at the link your provided, lots of interesting facts but I still think they are double ugly...

What a terrible way to survive, eating carrion but having their great sense of smell...doesn't seem very fair to me. :confused2:

I saw my first one this year on March 17th.

Since the Amish settled here, the population has exploded. I do not know of a direct connection, but......
Have you ever seen one of those old "B" horror movies, where the stranger enters town, and there is a vulture on every phone pole and rooftop? Some mornings are downright creepy, if you let your imagination get away from you. Last year I saw one sitting on the passenger-side roof of a pick-up parked at the church. ( wish I'd never heard of "Chiller Theater"!)

Would someone please tell me what a turkey vulter is? Are they the same thing as wild turkeys? We used to have those, but never turkey vulter.

Turkey vulter. (n.) one who leaps over Thanksgiving dinner, making sure not to knock the bird from the table.

Although incorrect---In the South, most older people call them Buzzards.:laughing:
The definition of Buzzard, however, is---"any member of the Hawk fanily":smile:

Madi said:

Would someone please tell me what a turkey vulter is? Are they the same thing as wild turkeys? We used to have those, but never turkey vulter.

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Turkey Vulture Facts

I don't know if it is true or not, but I saw a report that stated that there was no documented proof of death--to a turky vulture---by disease. Only old age or accident:thumbsup:
Now--aren't they lucky:laughing::laughing:

Giles said:

I don't know if it is true or not, but I saw a report that stated that there was no documented proof of death--to a turky vulture---by disease. Only old age or accident:thumbsup:
Now--aren't they lucky:laughing::laughing:

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"Lucky"...? Having to go thru life double-ugly and being able to have such a keen sense of smell while feasting on rotting carrion...sorry, I don't call that lucky.

I hope they don't fly off with one of my chickens.

Vulture Accident - quite some time ago we had an ice storm over night - I guess this vulture had roosted for the night in a tree over our garage and got covered with ice - he fell out of the tree, bounced off the roof, and landed on our driveway. I set up some galvanized trash can lids around him and set a propane heater so it would melt the ice. About an hour later, he stood up and then ran down the driveway and flew away.

Giles said:

I don't know if it is true or not, but I saw a report that stated that there was no documented proof of death--to a turky vulture---by disease. Only old age or accident:thumbsup:

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rer said:

I hope they don't fly off with one of my chickens.

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Turkey vultures are known to eat only carrion (dead prey) and never attack live animals.