The phrase “turkey vulture” previously popped up on the police procedural show NCIS, when special agent Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) used it to describe an older woman in a Season 9 episode.

Dark flying creatures such as bats, ravens, crows and owls have long been a staple of Halloween decorations. Lately, another creepy, carrion-eating critter perched on gnarled, barren limbs has ...

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.

We're bringing you a creature feature that's all about vulture culture. And a Casper woman who thinks buzzards are a lot cuter than some of us admit. The oh-so-cute turkey vulture ...

Here in Maine, Lund says 99.9% of the time the only vulture you will see is a turkey vulture. There is the off chance of seeing a "black vulture," the southern cousin, which is expanding into Maine.

Turkey vultures are nature's cleanup crew. The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) ranges nearly the entirety of the Western Hemisphere from northern Canada to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of ...

May 24—This week's bird is the turkey vulture. These creepy dudes have huge nostrils that allow them to smell rotting, decaying carcasses from over a mile away. From below, their silhouettes ...

Turkey vultures defecate and urinate on their own feet to cool them down in hot weather. Because the vultures' digestive juices kill bacteria, pooping on their legs also works as an antiseptic ...