On my way to the marsh camera hunting early this morning, four Turkey Vultures were dining on this older roadkill. I'm surprised they didn't find it sooner.

Jonathan

That bird is a thing of beauty, lol.

Now there's a face only a mother could love! Great pic though.

I think they are knock-dead gorgeous!

Jonathan

Jonathan I really enjoy your photos but do find your subject visually unpalatable this time. In other words "ugly". Lol

From a distance! My wife had one that was trying to get away from a collision with her car, and dumped his whole load on her hood and windsheild! She went straight to the car wash, and said it stunk so bad she nearly lost it! Naturally I was amused, It ain't every day your car gets puked on by a turkey buzzard!

Lee I've heard they will do that as self protection . Like a skunk spraying but worse. Wonder if it would make good bait??

Sure it would.

No uglier then a turkey but man they sure can raise a stink beyond anything I know of including a skunk

Member of the turkey family sure looks like a close relative?

Not even related, lol.

Bet they don't taste the same either! LOL

I mysdlf have had raccoon for breakfast a few times. Back in the late 60s a few of us used to drift a few creeks while hunting for deer. Each drift took all day to get to the next bridge. Often we would start in midday and camp overnight. On those trips it was very easy to find a coon along a snadbar after dark set in.

We would skin the coon and par boil it before battering and frying for supper. There were normanny a few pieces left for breakfast the nect morning.

I remember the attempted Condor re introduction to California, did it work, anyone know?

410 Condors in the wild now, according to website.