Buzzards

While driving to our cabin I found group of turkey buzzards (Cathartes aura), also known as turkey vultures, perched on fence posts along the driveway. Groups of perched vultures are called a wake. In flight, a flock of vultures is a kettle.

Turkey buzzards are very often seen perched with their wings spread after rain storms and dewy mornings to dry their wings and hereby gain lift for take offs.



This guy stayed around after his friends left to watch me. We have a few buzzards that return each year and hang around our barn to use the silo as a perch.