A Flock of Vultures
Along my walk, I arrived at a beautiful spot overlooking the city of Ithaca, located just above a cascading waterfall. As I was observing the scenery, I noticed a few large birds circling the area. Two swooping birds turned into three, four, five, six! They flew so close, I was amazed they never ran into one another. I was intrigued by the fact that the area was not that large, yet there were six birds flying in close proximity. As they flew closer, I identified them as turkey vultures.
After some research, I found out that turkey vultures are quite social. They often fly in flocks when searching for food. I also found out that in addition to mammals, turkey vultures also eat reptiles, other birds, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. They have pretty amazing immune systems!
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Beautiful!! I absolutely love waterfalls. Turkey vultures are fascinating creatures and there are many fascinating facts. I am sorry if the fact I am going to share will disgust you but turkey vultures will poop on their legs to sanitize them and to cool themselves down.
I love vultures, they're so fascinating! I'm so glad you got to appreciate them and learn a little more about them :).
@jobird Thanks for sharing! They are so interesting. I also learned they vomit when threatened to lighten their bodyweight for flight. Maybe disgusting to humans but their adaptations are fascinating.
@juliacohen5 Yes they really are fascinating!! That is so cool! Thanks for telling me.
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