Turkey Vultures show up in late March...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

They're back.   I spotted 5 Turkeys Vultures overhead during the last week ofMarch, above the Oak Ridges Moraine, north of Toronto.   

I remember many years ago seeing Turkey Vultures in Ontario only during the summer months.   These days I'm seeing them throughout the spring, summer and fall.   They seem to be appearing as soon as the snow melts in late winter and don't disappear until the first snow falls in early winter.

I have mixed feelings about these big birds.   I have no interest at all in seeing them eat dead carcasses on the sides of nearby roads.   But when they are on the wing, I am fascinated by amazing soaring abilities (see photo below).

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BarrytheBirder