MEQUON - As I climbed the stairs inside the 125-year-old silo, it was clear I wasn't alone. Occupants in the vertical structure heard my footfalls and sounded their alarms. The first I encountered was ...

Turkey vulture chicks on their nest in Ozaukee CountyTurkey vultures made a nest in a silo on an old farm in Mequon. Their chicks hissed as a photographer investigated the nest site.

Turkey vultures never seem to hurry. They glide silently above us, drawing circles in the air, calligraphers with quill pens. They tip and turn up there in the wind, rarely flapping those long willowy ...

OK, you recognize those turkey vultures you see soaring overhead on a summer day — long wings, long tail, wings raised into a shallow “vee.” But what are those birds that are often seen soaring with ...

Turkey vultures are often seen perched by the dozens on water towers, trees, barns and anywhere else they can get a high vantage point to spot their favorite meal: rotting meat. These were ...

With Thanksgiving coming up, people have birds on their mind. But today we’ll talk about the type of turkey in our skies year-round, and you wouldn’t want one near your table. People will often ...

Turkey vultures made a nest in a silo on an old farm in Mequon. Their chicks hissed as a photographer investigated the nest site.