Like the ruffle collars of Elizabethan England, the feathers of the turkey vulture end sharply at the neck, exposing a bald, red head and white beak. There’s a reason for this.

Turkey vultures are one of three vulture species living in North America. They only exist in certain environments, including cavities in a boulder field, caves in a cliff, or even big hollow logs.

They also have separated, finger-like feathers at the wingtips. ... May 24—This week's bird is the turkey vulture. These creepy dudes have huge nostrils that allow them to smell rotting, ...

Turkey vultures feed on dead ... Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs.

Colorado’s most common species of vulture is the turkey vulture, named for its red head and dark feathers which resemble male wild turkeys. When spotting turkey vultures from below, watch for a dark ...

A vulture’s face seems to be without flesh, a skull protruding from a cloak of feathers. In flight, the featherless head appears small, often tucked back into that ruff, difficult to see.

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather represents a “two-for-the-price-of one” discovery: the fossil itself, and the first evidence that volcanic ash can preserve such soft tissues in exquisite detail. The ...

Ah, that’s the “other vulture,” the black vulture. Wingspread is only about five feet, as compared with the turkey vulture’s six feet. The head is gray and featherless.

They have bald heads so that when they feast on carcasses, blood and guts don't get trapped in their feathers. Like many other species of vulture, these birds feed on the remains of already dead ...

They have no feathers on their heads so that when they stick them inside carrion or dead animals blood or guts don’t get trapped in their feathers. In addition to eating carrion, turkey vultures ...