The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.

Like many vultures, it has a bald head, which can vary in color from reddish to pink on the back of the head and gray on the front. The head features fleshy folds on the sides.

Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) in southern California are still exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) even though ...

Red-tailed hawks can carry up to about 3 pounds, and while bald eagles can tote up ... There are largely two types of vultures in South Florida — turkey vultures, which have red heads, and ...

Harold the turkey vulture got caught in a gust of ... Harold was described as a large, black vulture with a bald head that may be pink or purple "depending on his mood", according to Mr Pryer.

Young bald eagles don’t look the part. “You’re going to see probably 1,000 turkey vultures for every bald eagle,” Holdermann said. “Bald eagles don’t attain that white head and tail ...

Red-tailed hawks can carry up to about 3 pounds, and while bald eagles can tote up to 15 pounds ... but will eat live animals There are largely two types of vultures in South Florida — turkey vultures ...

Turkey vultures roost and soar near the Southern ... Red-tailed hawks can carry up to about 3 pounds, and while bald eagles can tote up to 15 pounds, they are not as predatory as the golden ...