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Published: 2011-09-24 01:32:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 548; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 5
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A Turkey Vulture at our Raptor Center... loved attention.Found out his name is Lurch, love it...
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they have such beauty and despite looking a bit rough those heads are so nice when they snuggle into your cheek.Yes they do like attention I fly 2 Black Vultures and they love the attention when we go flying .
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I have found out since I took this photo years ago that Lurch broke his wing and it did not heal right and cannot fly, so heΒ is used in school classrooms to teach kids and has turned into one big ham when it comes to showing off.
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Vultures always get a bad rap....when, in all actuality, they are indeed one of Mother Nature's finest sanitation workers.
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I don't even like to think of them as sanitation workers, eluding to them cleaning up garbage. True garbage is worthless to all creatures. Vultures will not eat meat that has gone putrid, so it has to be pretty fresh still. Even our illustrious Bald Eagle eats mostly carrion, but only the vulture has evolved not having feathers on it head to help avoid disease giving it a more sinister appearance. Thanks for the Fav!
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you are right but they do have an amazing set up in their stomachs which breaks down any bacteria even Ebola and Anthrax and all they secrete is bacteria freeΒ their urineΒ is uric acid with is almost PH neutral peeing down their legs it sanitises the skin and is cooling as it evaporates .
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I also understand that they have excellent digestion capabilities.
I don't think Vultures are sinister looking, rather they are rather striking and are look so interesting.
Yes, the Bald Eagle will certainly eat carrion, which is worrisome, as they will eat the gut piles left by hunters and, unfortunately, a lot of these gut piles contain lead shot. Concomitantly, there are a lot of Eagles who die a slow, agonizing death due to lead poisoning. Also, one has to consider the fish the Bald Eagle eats (a favorite meal) lots of times there is lead in the fish from sinkers used in fishing. The lead poisoning of "Birds of Prey" is sadly, a documented fact.
With the ever increasing loss of habitat, wind turbines, airplanes, pollution, lead and man...I often wonder how long it will take for the Bald Eagle to once again be on the roster of Endangered Species.
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I love that they love attention- what a great shot! And what a beautiful bird!
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Well, not all the birds in the center liked us coming by. But this one ran up to a perch right infront of us as soon as it seen us. It has apparently associated humans with treats, probably been there a while unfit to be let go into the wild and bound for a zoo eventually. Thanks for the comment.
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