East Brunswick Patch: Vultures: Nature's Garbage Disposal


Photo Credit: Dave Moskowitz 

Look up to the sky in East Brunswick on almost any day and huge black birds can often be seen soaring overhead. These are Turkey vultures and Black vultures. The Turkey vultures far outnumber the Black vultures but both can often be found with a bit of searching. The vultures also perch on the large antenna tower at the old Turnpike Authority building where Route 18 meets the NJ Turnpike, sometimes by the dozens. Both birds are big, really big...The Turkey vulture has a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet and the Black vulture, 4.5 to 5.5 feet.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/18/2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Birds
Tags: vultures birds turkey vulture black vulture Birding
 

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