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Originally Posted by Chelle  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." |
Thanks for this info. It fits the description to a T. Glad to know that it doesn't go after live animals, and doesn't particularly like dogs. I am thinking this is what I saw only different coloring from the pics I looked at.