Most folks don’t pay much attention to turkey vultures as they soar high in the sky; they only give us a closer glimpse of ...

Birds are often seen as graceful and harmless, but some species possess shocking abilities that make them dangerous, even deadly. From the fierce Cassowary, with its bone-crushing talons, to the ...

The world's 23 vulture species, including turkey vultures, black vultures and California condors (which are endangered) here in the U.S., have sharp vision to help them spot carrion from high above.

An image of a peregrine falcon chasing a butterfly, a vulture feasting on a black bear and a surfing penguin are among the winning images of Bird Photographer of the Year 2024.

This resulted in the spread of deadly pathogens and a rise in disease-carrying rats and feral dogs. Ultimately, about half a million people died from 2000 to 2005 from complications that could be ...

It was a young black vulture, probably on the hunt for some mice. These birds normally nest farther south, but they were spotted nesting in Vermont for the first time in 2020 . Pretty cool!

A turkey vulture is perched on the rocks at the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo. 4.1.1.