Turkey Vulture Photos and Videos for, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Turkey Vulture Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Turkey Vultures are specially adapted to feeding on carrion (the carcassses of deceased animals), utillizing an incredible beak that can pick carcasses clean to the bone. Violet, our non-releasable Turjey Vulture ambassador at Center for Wildlife can be seen here showing off that dexterity with a fun piece of enrichment that requires her to do just a bit of work to earn her food! While this may seem like a very simple form of enrichment, it helps replicate natural behaviors and problem solving t

turkey vulture eating carrion in a forest (large scavenger bird eats dead animal in grass near trees in woods) scavenging nature wildlife Cathartes aura feeding