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 ...

Summer has faded and autumn has returned to the Tehachapi Valley, bringing with it the annual spectacle of thousands upon ...

Soaring high overhead, riding spirals of warm air, that broad-winged bird may be an eagle, or a hawk. But if its wings are raised in a ‘V’ shape, and it wobbles from side to side as it circles, and it ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This is the last day for public comment to EGLE to request that Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) reroute their power lines. METC is planning to route the high-voltage power ...

Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...

S PRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Dickerson Park Zoo showcased its turkey vulture on October’s The Wild Side. Zookeeper KyAnne Hilger shares the differences between a turkey vulture and a black vulture.

I had an unusual experience early one morning several years ago. It happened when I was hiking alone along a section of the Canadian Bruce Trail about 50 miles northwest of Toronto. The Bruce Trail ...