Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live ...

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 ...

BRAINERD — I was hunkered in a blind I had placed along the edge of field when a magnificent tom turkey walked into view a mere 50 feet away. I “yelped” softly on a diaphragm turkey call, and ...

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 ...

You’re at the park wearing a heavy winter coat, a beanie, gloves, a scarf, and warm boots—and you’re still numb and shivering from the cold. Then you notice a robin hopping from branch to branch.