Biologist Bracken Brown couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted the seemingly out-of-place bird soaring through the sky. “I always enjoy doing roost counts, watching a column of vultures catch ...

MANKATO — As autumn sweeps across southern Minnesota, the skies are filled with soaring raptors, marking another successful migration season. Each year, the Hawkwatch at Bethany Lutheran College ...

A key symbol of autumn's arrival in South Florida is the burgeoning population of migrating vultures whose brooding glower and foreboding frame can startle those unware of their mostly harmless nature ...

A comprehensive field study focused on raptors was just launched. Led by the Wildlife Institute of India, the study will tag and track 36 raptors across six separate species, including tawny eagles, ...

GIBRALTAR, MICH. -- Visitors to Lake Erie Metropark on Tuesday were treated to the incredible sight of more than 29,000 turkey vultures soaring overhead throughout the day, setting a new one-day ...

Morning is often about watching wildlife here on Mt. Hoo. It’s more unusual when the wildlife is watching me. Looking out the kitchen window while waiting for coffee to brew, there was a huge turkey ...

Soon, I realize that the red I am seeing is the head of a turkey vulture, a bird more often seen soaring than sitting. The two large dark creatures turn to watch me as I watch them. Up close and ...