thermoregulation posture

Signs Of Spring – First Turkey Vulture Sighting Report

By Mia McPherson|March 12th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: adult, behavior, birds of prey, Cathartes aura, fence, fence post, raptors, sage, sagebrush, spring, sunning, thermoregulating, thermoregulation posture, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures, wooden post|

Yesterday afternoon I received an email from the UBird Google group with a first of the year Turkey Vulture sighting and that got me excited.

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.