In our location here in the city with a pond on the property next to us, we constantly are in company with buzzards. Here we refer to them as buzzards, but turkey vultures are a common name.

Most of us have a favorite species of bird based on their song, color or habits. There is a fascinating bird that will never win a beauty contest, yet it plays an important role in our environment.

A vulture soars overhead as three others are perched on the hillside at Cambria's Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo While backpacking decades ago in our Santa Barbara ...

Here on the Buzzard Beat, we’re bringing you a creature feature that’s all about vulture culture. And a Casper woman who thinks buzzards are a lot cuter than some of us are willing to admit. In a ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Maybe if they were pretty, the ubiquitous buzzards that soar over Texas and elsewhere on their way to dine on some carcass wouldn't be viewed with such repugnance or be ...

Vultures, often called buzzards, are attracting negative attention from many corners despite their role in helping clean up decaying animals. COLLEGE STATION -- Maybe if they were pretty, the ...