ranch gate – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Adult Turkey Vultures Thermoregulating

By Mia McPherson|May 26th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: adult, behavior, birds of prey, Cathartes aura, close up, desert, fence, fence post, portrait, ranch gate, raptors, sage, sagebrush, thermoregulating, thermoregulation, thermoregulation posture, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures, wooden post|

In April there was a bright, sunny morning when I had several opportunities to photograph adult Turkey Vultures warming up after a chilly night by thermoregulating.