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Chickie · 06-22-2012, 12:21 PM

After reading the horror story about the eagle and the cat in the other thread, I find I am liking turkey vultures more every day. They are gentle birds and don't even have the ability to carry their food in their talons. They have to eat their meals on the run - right where the animal took its last breath. They rarely kill anything - only if it is dying and on its last legs. Native Americans called them Peace Eagles.

While eagles are majestic and beautiful, turkey vultures are just plain folks with character!

(Incidentally, the eggs in the live UStream cam have now hatched and the chicks are adorable)

06-22-2012, 12:21 PM	#14
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	More Turkey Vulture 101 After reading the horror story about the eagle and the cat in the other thread, I find I am liking turkey vultures more every day. They are gentle birds and don't even have the ability to carry their food in their talons. They have to eat their meals on the run - right where the animal took its last breath. They rarely kill anything - only if it is dying and on its last legs. Native Americans called them Peace Eagles. While eagles are majestic and beautiful, turkey vultures are just plain folks with character! (Incidentally, the eggs in the live UStream cam have now hatched and the chicks are adorable)