Do birds have a sense of smell?
Perhaps you’ve heard this old-wives’ tale: “if you touch a baby bird, its parents will reject it because it smells like humans”. This tale isn’t true, because birds have a very poor sense of smell....
View ArticleExquisite Bird Watching in Turkey
Turkey is an incredibly beautiful place filled with all kinds of plants and animals. Birds are certainly found in abundance here and a large number of birdwatchers are fast discovering that Turkey is...
View ArticleTurkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is a very large bird at a length of 25 inches and a 72 inch wingspan. These broad wings allow the vulture to soar in the skies for great lengths of time. At...
View ArticleWild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
For many, the turkey is simply a large bird that you eat traditionally at Thanksgiving dinner. Few realize that there are two different species of turkey and that the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)...
View ArticleU-Z
Bird Species U-Z Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Wood Stork...
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