As this Turkey Vulture circled overhead, I couldn’t help but notice the large gap in its wing feathers. Some birds seem to fight with each other, which cold account for the missing feathers, but I don’t recall ever seeing a Turkey Vulture squabbling with another bird. What would they fight about? Territory? Food?
Despite the gap, the vulture seemed to have no trouble flying and its wingspan was still pretty impressive.
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Who would pick a fight with him in the first place? Although, my wife recently watched a crow chase a hawk out of the neighborhood.
I’ve seen crows and blackbirds chase hawks and eagles, but never a vulture.
Yeah, this guy is pretty big.