Turkey Vulture
April 20, 2010
Carol Cady sent in this photo of a turkey vulture perched along the old haul road near Libby on Monday, April 19th.
Commonly called a turkey buzzard (or just "buzzard"), it ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It has a wing span up to 6 feet long and can live up to 16 years in the wild. It is a scavenger that feeds almost exclusively on dead animals.
In the United States, it is a legally protected bird under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 which prohibits taking or killing it, or possessing any of its body parts including feathers, eggs and nests.
Photo by Carol Cady, Mountain Meadows Gifts
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