Turkey Vultures on Deer Feeder , WHAT A WING SPAN !! REALLY COOL PIC

[bushden]

I do not remember ever having Turkey Vultures under the deer feeder before, I guess they are getting hungry I stopped deer  hunting. The camera caught this on tail and wings full open PRETTY COOL PIC

Edited January 24, 2021 by bushden

[tpr1921]

29 minutes ago, bushden said:

I do not remember ever having Turkey Vultures under the deer feeder before, I guess they are getting hungry I stopped deer  hunting. The camera caught this on tail and wings full open PRETTY COOL PIC

Those are Black Vultures not Turkey Vultures and are somewhat new to New Jersey. They are a smaller bird.

[bushden]

2 minutes ago, tpr1921 said:

Those are Black Vultures not Turkey Vultures and are somewhat new to New Jersey. They are a smaller bird.

I don't know one vulture from another, there big and they are eating whats left of my corn

[bushden]

8 minutes ago, tpr1921 said:

Those are Black Vultures not Turkey Vultures and are somewhat new to New Jersey. They are a smaller bird.

I looked them up here is the text book description of the difference between the two..

The Turkey Vulture has a red head, while the Black Vulture has a black or dark gray head. ... When seen up close, the feathers of Black Vultures are a sooty black, while a Turkey Vulture's dark feathers also include dark brown. This plumage difference will be very helpful if the bird you are observing is immature.

 

Edited January 24, 2021 by bushden

[Buck154]

Those are poor mans turkeys. Good luck in the spring for one. Yum 

[LPJR]

Cool pic Dennis!

[bushden]

1 hour ago, LPJR said:

Cool pic Dennis!

I have to go there today and see if something is not dead near my stand,

[archer36]

I had a Turkey Vulture land in a tree over me while I was gutting a deer. At first I thought it was a regular hen turkey but as I looked more closely it was a vulture. 

[hemlock]

Cool picture of the black vulture. Growing up in west milford as a kid everyone called them turkey buzzards or just buzzards. 

[SoxFan]

Cool Picture

[Lunatic]

11 hours ago, tpr1921 said:

Those are Black Vultures not Turkey Vultures and are somewhat new to New Jersey. They are a smaller bird.

 

I agree, at least one on the ground, the one to the right is a Black Vulture. One landing is a Turkey Vulture.

Edited January 24, 2021 by Lunatic

[Lunatic]

11 hours ago, bushden said:

I looked them up here is the text book description of the difference between the two..

The Turkey Vulture has a red head, while the Black Vulture has a black or dark gray head. ... When seen up close, the feathers of Black Vultures are a sooty black, while a Turkey Vulture's dark feathers also include dark brown. This plumage difference will be very helpful if the bird you are observing is immature.

 

Black and Turkey

 

[electric10162]

Cool pic 👍

[nmc02]

My backyard now....

[bushden]

Its amazing when you get up close to see how big they really are.