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Originally Posted by yorkieusa

Oh, yes, I forgot about turkey vultures. Here's a pic of one:

http://www.jonmoldphotography.co.uk/...ey-vulture.jpg

Yup those are the vultures we saw while living in Missouri. Here is info about them, note that they prefer dead animals:

"Feeds primarily on a wide variety of carrion, from small mammals to large grazers, preferring those recently dead, but may also feed on plant matter, shoreline vegetation, pumpkin and other crops, live insects and other invertebrates. They prefer the meat of herbivorous animals to that of dogs and other carnivores. Turkey Vultures can often be seen along roadsides cleaning up roadkill, or near rivers or the ocean, feasting on washed-up fish, another of their favorite foods."