shooboy
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What's up with Turkey Vultures ???
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CAJUNLAWYER
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So what do you have against someone enjoying some good aged venison
Jack Flash
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Lacking the ability to cook their food, I think the buzzards let the sun and decay do the job. Probably does get a lot more tender, even starts to liquify, or as they would say "It melts in your mouth."
Two turkey buzzards were overflying my house one day as we were sitting down to a BBQ dinner of nice fresh steaks, I heard one turn to the other and say:
"eating something that looks bad enough to make me vomit on sight"
That is just what buzzards eat, maybe being half rotten makes it easier to digest, or more nutritious with all the maggots?
By the way, in some parts of Central America it is said if a buzzard craps on you from above you will have good luck from then on! I guess it couldn't get any worse!
Good luck
Steve
"eating something that looks bad enough to make me vomit on sight"
That is just what buzzards eat, maybe being half rotten makes it easier to digest, or more nutritious with all the maggots?
By the way, in some parts of Central America it is said if a buzzard craps on you from above you will have good luck from then on! I guess it couldn't get any worse!
Good luck
Steve
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It's just the Almighty's clean-up crew going about their business, keeping nature fresh and sweet-smelling.
CAJUNLAWYER
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And they do <span class="ev_code_RED">NOT</span> work well in a gumbo.
Don't ask me how I know this
Wheelgunner840
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bdGreen,
That is WAY more than I ever needed to know about turkey vultures!
While I do know a few humans who have urinated down their own legs and over their feet, I never knew of the antibacterial benefits of it. This is why I love this place. I learn something new and useful every day!
WG840
That is WAY more than I ever needed to know about turkey vultures!
While I do know a few humans who have urinated down their own legs and over their feet, I never knew of the antibacterial benefits of it. This is why I love this place. I learn something new and useful every day!
WG840
Gosh, urinating down down their leg??? Might be a requirement for a PETA membership application.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Let he among us who has not urinated down his leg be the first to cast the stone
VAdoublegunner
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Originally posted by CAJUNLAWYER:
Let he among us who has not urinated down his leg be the first to cast the stone
Yea, verily yea, and amen.
5Wire
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"Diet/Feeding:
The Turkey Vulture, contrary to popular belief, does not feed strictly on carrion. This bird enjoys plant matter as well, including shoreline vegetation, pumpkin, and bits of other crops. The Turkey Vulture soars above the ground for most of the day, searching for food with its excellent eyesight and highly developed sense of smell.
Extremely unaggressive and non-confrontational, the Turkey vulture will not feed on live prey, an occasional habit of its cousin the black vulture.
Turkey Vultures can often be seen along roadsides, cleaning up roadkill, or near rivers, feasting on washed-up fish, another of their favorite foods. "
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dovekiller
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...during flight they urinate on their own legs and feet. "
Nonsense. Birds can't pee. They eat with their peckers.
Nonsense. Birds can't pee. They eat with their peckers.
red14
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I passed a stone one time, does that count?
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Me thinks we have a president and a congress that does that also, for different reasons though.
Ignatz
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I've had about 20 or more roosting in my back yard for the last year. I think they finally moved on. You should hear the sounds they make in the evening when they are regrouping in my once beautiful Hessian pine tree. Like a horror movie with people talking backwards! Anyway, I'm told these critters are so important to our health because without them we would smell dead animals all over the place and they curb the threat of disease by cleaning up the mess before it becomes a problem.
NFrameFred
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Ah . . the noble Turkey Vulture . . . nominated to be the state bird if D.C. finally becomes a state . . .
Bassamatic
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We have lots of them here. They are not seasonal, they stay year round, and I think one of the better of god's creations. They bother no one and clean up the woods like you would not believe.
gregintenn
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MMMMMM-BOY!!!!
BarbC
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Late last spring, a doe came into our yard and for an unknown reason just laid down and died. We put her in a cart and dumped the body on the cell phone tower road.
The next day, we went back to check it out. The carcass was covered with turkey vultures, and many more were waiting in the trees. There had to be 50 - 60 birds.
The following day, we went back to see what was left. There wasn't much. The rib cage had been dragged up the hill where it was wedged against a log, dragged off either by a coyote or a bear.
The next day, we went back to check it out. The carcass was covered with turkey vultures, and many more were waiting in the trees. There had to be 50 - 60 birds.
The following day, we went back to see what was left. There wasn't much. The rib cage had been dragged up the hill where it was wedged against a log, dragged off either by a coyote or a bear.
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