“T here are three birds over the butte on the east side, just under those puffy clouds…” Chuck Gates said, speaking under his binoculars. “Got ’em,” Peter Low responded, getting his scope up to his eye. “Looks like turkey vultures,” he said after a few moments. If Peter Low says they’re TVs, they are TVs. […]
Turkey Vultures
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They’re Baaaaaack!
With warm weather, so return the Turkey Vultures
A month ago, Turkey Vultures, AKA buzzards or TVs, began winging their way north from their long (and very wise) winter stay in the southern climes, like the Sacramento Valley. If you want to shorten Turkey Vulture, (Cathartes aura), the official birding world acronym is, TUVU (not to be confused with TOFU, a paste that’s […]