Picture a vulture in your mind. You might imagine a large dark bird, a raptor-shaped bird soaring on thermals, or a group of bald-headed birds sitting on a carcass. Here's the strange part: that vision of a 'vulture' can't be found on one branch of the bird family tree....
In 1938, the Union Oil Company of California had a problem it could not solve. A 42-mile natural gas line had sprung a leak, and finding the breach by walking the line across rough terrain would be difficult, if not nearly impossible. Then an engineer in Texas came up...
International Vulture Awareness Day is coming up this tomorrow, Saturday, September 6, 2025. We've celebrated vultures here on the Birdorable blog before, and we're continuing the tradition with a Vulture Week series leading up to the big day. We're going to share new posts and...
International Vulture Awareness Day is coming up this Saturday, September 6, 2025. We've celebrated vultures here on the Birdorable blog before, and we're continuing the tradition with a Vulture Week series leading up to the big day. We're going to share new posts and reiterate essential vulture...
International Vulture Awareness Day is coming up this Saturday, September 6, 2025. We've celebrated vultures here on the Birdorable blog before, and we're continuing the tradition with a Vulture Week series leading up to the big day. We're going to share new posts and reiterate...
Vultures and condors come with a host of quirky nicknames—some endearing, some downright odd. Exploring these names is like uncovering a mini time capsule of cultural, historical, and regional perspectives on these misunderstood birds. Ossifrage and Lammergeier The Bearded Vulture goes by a couple of striking names. The name...
