I'm glad someone gets how spectacular they are in numbers. Yes the noise their wings make sounds just like that.I came upon a Turkey Vulture roost one afternoon on Guntersville lake, it was an awesome encounter. I was in my canoe turned the corner and there they were! I can't remember how many but it was a huge amount. They sat there silently until I got too close. They took off silently. Each Vulture sounded like someone swinging a 8 foot rope. Memorable indeed.
I have regular visitations on my chimney by both turkey and black vultures. The black vulture is a relatively new comer in this part of Alabama, when I was a kid you never saw them.
The black vulture seems like it's in a transitional stage development of the species due to the fact it seems to struggle in its flight pattern. It appears to be a work in progress.
They are a wee bit smaller, have beaks more like a large hawk than a buzzard ( turkey vulture), have full coverage of feathers on head and much heavier talons. They kill newborn calves here regularly.They are more aggressive, will run turkey vultures off a carcass.
They will also kill calves.
Try climbing a tower that they use for a roost.Work under a cell tower that is a vulture roost and you won't have any great affinity for them.
The messican buzzards get shot on sight.
Turkey vulture,
Black vulture (messican buzzard)
You ever been to Buzzard Roost on the Trace just west of Cherokee?I came upon a Turkey Vulture roost one afternoon on Guntersville lake, it was an awesome encounter. I was in my canoe turned the corner and there they were! I can't remember how many but it was a huge amount. They sat there silently until I got too close. They took off silently. Each Vulture sounded like someone swinging a 8 foot rope. Memorable indeed.
No I haven't heard of that.Sorry my bad I thought this was about the Middle East.ard
You ever been to Buzzard Roost on the Trace just west of Cherokee?
No I haven't heard of that.