Our eagle eyed son shouted “Dad, come here, there’s a big bird on the top of the pole!” He was so right. A Turkey Vulture had in fact landed on the very tall utility pole in the yard next door.
That is a six foot wingspan! This big bird only weighs 3-4 pounds.
The Turkey Vulture eats carrion and plays a large role in cleaning up the ecosystem. It can soar for hours, riding the thermals in the sky. (Here is a video link of ours with soaring vultures) It was raining today, and this vulture was spreading his wings to dry and shaking off moisture as well. Vultures also spread their wings first thing in the mornings to warm up and energize for the day. We seem to have a wonderful perch, and this is the first time we have seen a vulture land here.
Roadtirement 
The yuckiest birds on the planet!
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They are yucky, but they do a clean up service. They get a bad rap most of the time IMHO.
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I apologize for this but your post reminded me of this bad joke from years ago.
“A turkey vulture is ready to board an airplane and the flight attendant says, “I’m sorry sir – only one
carrion per passenger.'”
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How most groan worthy!! Love that, thanks for the share! 😉
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Great photo and video of that vulture. Good bad joke by Thebeeerchaser.
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Thanks, and yes Thebeerchaser shared a good one.
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I was going to say that they perform a very needed service in the Eco system, right on! Ugly but very useful. We call them Turkey Buzzard.
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The video in the link didn’t work for me but it was good to go back to the collective nouns
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Sorry the link didn’t work, seems one can never be sure about what does and doesn’t work on WP!
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The video worked for me.
This is an impressive bird, Maybe now you will be able to see him more often.
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Glad you could see the video. We see them flying overhead, but have never seen one land so close to us.
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They are so ugly, but i still like to watch them flying around in the sky. It’s the head that turns me off.
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Yes, they are not the prettiest bird!
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What a gift. 🙂
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It really was! We so appreciated TV visiting us.
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