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 ...

resemble a wild turkey. It is unique among our vultures in that it finds carrion by smell as well as by sight. When threatened, it defends itself by vomiting powerful stomach acids. Polytypic (4 ...

There are some fantastic places around the world for birdwatching. This is the case for both casual birdwatchers and scientists. It has allowed people to view real "angry birds" in the US, led to ...

Sometimes called buzzards, turkey vultures are scavengers that feed on carrion. I’m a bird lover, but vultures lost their favor with me when I visited the great blue heron hatchlings last year at ...