The Turkey Vulture

        Turkey vultures in Latin are called Cathartes aura, meaning golden purifier. Turkey vultures have dark brown feathers with a red featherless head. During flight it creates a v-shape in the air. They stay pretty low while flying to search for food, which are dead animals. They can be mammals, reptiles, and even other birds. Most of these animals have something in common and that would be carrion. Carrion is decaying animal flesh, which is what turkey vultures like to eat. Turkey vultures can be seen almost anywhere in the US, from the west coast to the east coast. But during mating season they prefer places like the forest for nest locations, so they can use caves, logs and tree stumps. Turkey vultures nests are not usually in trees. That's ironic because they like to roost in high places like dead trees, buildings, and poles. As of right now turkey vultures have nothing to worry about since their population is very stable being on the least concerned spectrum.Usually on a regular day turkey vultures travel in groups, these groups can be very big or very small.