The Black Vulture: Everything You Need To Know | Eating, Sound/Call, Behavior, Flying, Habitat, Ect.
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2020
- Here is the Audubon article with the vulture graphic: www.audubon.org/news/a-closer...
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After filming the Harrier video at Paul D. Rushing Park, I was a little exhausted from having to do such extraneous camera work. I wanted to go for something a little easier so I remembered how black vultures were almost domesticated at another park. With that footage, I was able to make this video all about the black vulture. As always I hope you enjoy it, and if you like these kinds of videos make sure you subscribe and let me know down in the comments below!
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Information:
• www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/B...
• www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/B...
• www.audubon.org/field-guide/b...
• www.chattnaturecenter.org/vis...
• www.wildlifecenter.org/vultur...
- Field Guide To Birds Of North America by Edward S. Brinkley
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Thumbnail Picture: Melyssa St. Michael/Audubon Photography Awards
Do a vid on turkey vultures
Haha, I would love to do a video like this for turkey vultures. Whenever I get some footage of them, I'll make sure to do that for you! But make sure you subscribe so you know when it comes out :)
@@J_Birds got it
@@turkeyvulture2882 Thank you very much. Have a nice day my friend :D
Here's the video on Turkey Vultures :)
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@@J_Birds yes I’ve been waiting
The fact that you made this video to spite the teacher that belittled you about black vultures. We love to see it,buddy. You got yourself a sub!
Hahaha thanks for saying :) you're the first one to comment about that story! And don't worry I only felt discouraged the moment that happened. Now I just laugh about it! Thanks for subbing, I really appreciate you and I hope you enjoy my content going forward :D
You must be a bird watcher
I have a Black Vulture that has been visiting me for 4 years now. Mostly comes alone, but sometimes brings others with him/her. I enjoy watching them.
This year i have had 2 black vultures come to me for food. It was the strangest thing. They see me feed the crows and other birds and one night one flew to a tree near me and i went and got some meat for it and dropped it and stepped back a few feet. Little fellow flew right over to where i was and started chowing down. He was really hungry, Then a second one showed up. 4 times they have come to me asking for food now. I was completely blown away by this, I got on the ground with them the last time and they were no more than 2 feet from me, One of them followed me when i walked off. The turkey vultures are scared and fly off but boy not these black vultures. They havent come back now for quite awhile, but that was a beautiful experience !
I got attacked by one today. It scared me so I shot it. Wish I would have known this ahead of time.
@@KatiTheButcher Wow Frankie I’m really surprised because they are considered a social bird that gets along with humans. Please don’t let it give you a bad taste about the bird that’s not something that happens often. Perhaps there were young nearby! And just so you know Frankie it’s illegal to shoot these birds if caught you’ll get fined and potential jail sentence, they are a protected species. And you just put in writing that you killed one
@@sct3339 I haven't found anything that says they are a protected species? They are very abundant here, I know Turkey vultures are federally protected. Like I said I wish I would have known more about them before I decided to shoot it, it just scared me really bad. I knew when I looked into its eyes something was not right, maybe it had the bird flu? As far as I could tell it was by itself. I hope it never happens again.
Btw, I had literally went outside for 5 minutes to get a cucumber out of my garden, when I turned around to get back into my house there it was blocking my path. I even tried to go around it and it followed me and attacked me twice. I even threw my cucumber at it and kicked it and it still came after me trying to peck at my legs.
If I had decided to shoot a bird any time I've been startled by one swooping down & attacking me &/or my dog,then I prob.wouldn't have any blue jays,cardinals,& a few less robins(usually happens most during the spring-summer when they have nests in the trees all around my house). They are also the main ones in this area w/the prettiest plumage & that still stick around when it's cold & others leave.I would rather have them around to look at so I just shrug it off wherever they are being a little aggressive...I'm a bit worried about larger birds over here tho. I just had the biggest red tailed hawk I've ever seen, swoop down like a ft.above my head & land on the 6or7ft.tall shrubs (a few yd./maybe about 20ft).in front & slightly over to the side of me & my dog yesterday. I happened to have my little Chiweenie dog on his leash just a couple ft.in front of me,so I'm afraid it did that cuz it was targeting him & maybe my dog was too close to me or it saw the leash & decided not to try to pounce on him at the last sec..Its prob.Illegal to shoot/kill them as well(& I know that it's just in their nature to hunt little furry critters they see moving around below them from the sky,& killing something that can't help it's instincts to do that,doesn't seem right to some ppl.),but if it had hurt or killed my lil baby Cooper,I doubt that I would've been able to stop myself from trying to retaliate..
Oh yeah,& 2day I saw what I'm pretty sure was 1 of these big guys sitting in 1 of the trees growing in a line to the side of my driveway which is above & along the bank on 1side of a big creek that runs btwn.my property & our neighbors..A few more of them were circling in the sky way above the trees,so I wouldn't be surprised if the hawk(s) or coyotes(2 main preds.over here)killed something at the creek & any leftover scraps/carcass could be what had attracted them..They're huge,but I think the turkey vultures I see more commonly along the nearby highway,might be a bit bigger!?
This is the first time I've seen this bird.
A distinctive face and a large beak.
Thank you for showing me. Have a nice week with warm greetings from Japan.
That’s awesome! I’m so glad you were able to see this bird for the first time and I’m glad you enjoy their features. It’s my pleasure and you have a nice week too!
We have a flock (3-4) who’ve made our back yard their home and I’ve learned so much about them from observing them. -They like tearing rubber off of my daughter’s new black truck, so we had to cover it to protect it.
-They frequently make a snorting noise that sounds more like a pig.
-They’re intimately amused by annoying my 80lb pitbull and know EXACTLY where the boundary of her wireless fence collar is and will sit on the ground just on the boarder and hop around to antagonize her. When she rushes towards them, they only move to outside the boundary, but doesn’t fly away. They also swoop more over the deck just out of her reach to further antagonize her. They’re actually much smarter that I first realized.
-They’re diet is basically anything they can find and they’ve figured out there’s always a bowl of food under the awning of my back deck against the house. At night, I put leftovers or cheap dog food out for wildlife and in the early morning, I’ve seen them eat plain cooked pasta, cooked asparagus and dry dog food (whatever is there at the time).
-In the heat, they’ll perch on the railing of the deck and sit with their wings spread. I think it’s to help cool themselves, but I’m not certain.
Last month three black vultures followed a turkey vulture to a likely roadkill victim near our property. We were able to get some video of the black vultures, though they chased off the turkey vulture. Anyway, this video of yours is so much more educational than so much I got from my teachers in school -- and your intro provides some amusing framing. Thank you so much -- I will be checking out your other videos!
I’m writing a fantasy novel, and one of the characters has a pet vulture and yet all I can ever find for info is about common buzzards. Thanks for making this video!
Wow that's so cool! I'm glad this video was able to help you develop this character's pet. I'd love to read this novel whenever it's finished. It's my pleasure, thank you so much for your comment and for watching :))
Ask me. Lol
I have a 'pet' black vulture.
Rather, it has ME.
Loooong story.
But here we are.
@@J_Birds great job on this video, my dude.
You rock! Subbed. 🔥👊❤️🙏😘
Nice to learn that they are very social and why they don’t have feathers on their heads! They are very beautiful soaring overhead! 👌👍👍👍Thanks J Birds! 😉
I'm so glad you were able to learn that! That's my goal for these videos so you just made me so happy :D They really are elegant when they soar. Ur quite welcome, thank you so much for your lovely visit and kind words my friend!
We have had three years of hatchlings so far, and the group still comes for our mulch pit. They are awesome birds. Loved the video
Black Vultures will often cover the tall power line towers behind our property and atop our houses and fence lines here in south of Houston, TX. I can see the power line towers out of the back of my house and once counted 99 vultures in view from my fence to multiple towers in the distance. They like to play with items left out our back yard like beachballs and other toys. There were 2 of them hanging out on our back patio when we brought our baby daughter home from the hospital. It was like they were greeting her. At first I hated these birds and thought they were a nuisance but I've since learned to enjoy watching them be social and quirky. They are definitely dapper looking and completely harmless.
Love all the great in-depth info on the Black Vulture! Great footage too!
HAHAHAHAHAHA! You're hilarious! Nice and surprising intro!! Cool illustrations on the thermal. All so interesting how they inter-relate! Thank you!
I love how calm and educational this video was! 💕❤️❤️
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm glad you thought it was both of those, that's what I'm aiming for with these videos :)
Gorgeous birds, lovely to see them showing attention!😊 I used to fly gliders so I totally appreciate your explanation of thermals - that's precisely what it's all about!😀👍 And it's not so easy to stay within a thermal - but I bet vultures do it really well, unlike myself😂 Awesome video, thank you!😀🐦
I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing them!! Wow, I'm honored haha that's super cool that you fly gliders. I'm happy I got it right by your standards. Yes, with a little practice and instinct, vultures become experts. And I bet you're amazing at keeping it in the thermal😂Thank you so much for the kind words :D
Thank you so much!😀 I couldn't continue the training but the instructor said that I'd handle flying in thermals - so let's stick to his version😂 Again - thanks for this fantastic video!😀🐦❤
@@pilotmike7569 Ur welcome! That's really cool then! Alright sounds like a plan haha. It's always my pleasure and thnk you for lovely visit :))
I always feed the crows and today this massive black vulture was chilling in my backyard. After I fed them some spoiled meat. I live in Oregon so it was really strange I had never seen a vulture before that didn’t have a red head. It was definitely gray looking and had silver feathers on the tips of its wings. I hope I get to see it again… it was really cool
Just saw one in western Massachusetts the other day. Such a strange feeling when you encounter a living creature you've never laid eyes on before. It was eating roadkill on a main Street.
I needed to wright something about the volture for school, and I couldn't find any of this info online. So thanks!
Hey Lisl! I'm so glad you can find this video useful for your assignment! If you need any more information or help just let me know. I wish you all the best with your work and I hope you have a wonderful day :)
Thank you for making this video. With my new job I work close to black vultures everyday. Here in Eastern NC they have it pretty easy . The hog industry ( which I work for ) and the poultry industry leave plenty of carrion in open boxes . I typically see 6 to 12 in a flock around the boxes . But I go to one that can have over 50 roosting in the trees around the mortality boxes.
Another beautiful presentation. The Black Vultures are handsome birds. I enjoy seeign them from time to time here in Southern New Jersey.
Fantastic video, great
Have a wonderful weekend
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Hey! Thank you for watching an leaving a like! I really appreciate your kind words and I hope you have aa wonderful weekend as well. Take care and have a good one my friend! :D
It was like a story time
Good informative sharing
Thank you very very much. Glad you found it informative :)
Wow. Very nice! Thank you for sharing and thumb up
Thank you! Cheers!
Precious info, thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you my friend, I really appreciate that :)
Short, compact and so interesting!
Thank you so so much that means so much to me :)
An interest footage.. Liked it my friend. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the support :)
Thatd for giving us knowledge about vultures.very interesting.
See you again
It's my pleasure! I'm glad you found it interesting :D See you later!
Great video, you share lots of interesting information about Black Vulture. thank you my friend, Like 36.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the information interesting. It's my pleasure, thanks for watching and liking the video :D
Great video, just discovered one!
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent ! Greetings from Spain...
Thank you very much! Greetings from Texas :)
Thanks for sharing friend😊
Of course, thank you very much for watching! I really appreciate your kind visits :))
Great video👍☺️
Thank you so much my new friend :)
Great video. Lots of interesting information. Thanks.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words and lovely visit to my channel. Consider subscribing if you want to see more :)
@@J_Birds I'm already subbed to your channel. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you.
@@FollowThomas Thank you so very much then, I really appreciate it. I'm looking forward to see you more then :) have an amazing day Thomas!
Very interesting video and birds.... 👍
I'm so glad we can agree! Thanks for your kind words and lovely comment my friend. I hope you have a wonderful day and take care :)
Wow this is so beautiful friend.. thanks for the information. Interesting to know about them👍 keep rocking. Regards, Goldi, new subscriber 🙂
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@@J_Birds you are welcome my friend 🙂 have a great day 🌞
black vultures are so cute I love them
Informative
Thank you good sir
I saw about 4 of these birds dining on a roadkill 2 blocks from my house last week.
Scab the tame vulture brought me here... She's adorable, as well as these once.
I have had a pair of black vultures just hanging out at my property. One even was playing with my dogs red ball! I have grown attached to them lol! I have a detached abandoned garage with a hole in the roof. I can see where they have been in there due to feathers and excrement. Have you ever heard of a pair just hanging out!? I let my Dad name them Buddy and Honey. Obviously I can't tell which is male or female, but they have been so much fun to watch the past few weeks! ❤️
I've read they do not have any organs to smell. And it is one of multiple misteries about this beautiful birds.
Interesting,we have these vultures where I'm from along with Turkey vultures and rarely but occasionally get visits from the King vulture. But the black vultures are mostly common. They can be found near landfills, sometimes on beaches especially the ones that have fishing boats and facilities and sometimes near slaughterhouses or meat processing plants but they can be seen everyday high in the sky circling in thermos .
Wow, that's so cool that you sometimes see King Vultures! We only have Black Vultures and Turkey Vultures here in Texas. They really do find interesting places to call home. The ones I filmed in this video was just at a local park where people walk around frequently! And they are definitely majestic when flying in the thermals. Thank you for the lovely visit and interesting story :D
Locally we call them Corbeau (Corbeaux pural) whether it's the black vulture, Turkey vulture or the king well it's no secret the King is called king Corbeau. Corbeau is a sort of misconception because in French it means Raven I'm from Trinidad and Tobago.
@@rossijohn1408 That's a super cool name! I'll make sure to keep that in mind if I ever see one or learn more about them :D
Great watching ❤️🖤👌💯
Thank you!! You are too kind my new friend. Have a wonderful day :D
Loved your video - so informative and well done. I hope your teacher sees it! I do have a question/comment. I live in farm country in Maryland and many local people are reporting seeing black vultures band together and go after and kill livestock here both young and old. Also damage roofs by pecking and tearing off large pieces and take over farmyard and inside barns. Obviously they are becoming a big problem here. Especially since they are protected by law. Help?
Haha thank you, I hope she gests to see it too. That is a really interesting occurrence you just described to me... usually, vultures are strictly scavengers but I heard recently too that certain groups are more aggressive and attacking livestock. I don't know too many tricks on keeping them away peacefully, but the best I can do is say to get some owl and hawk decoys if you can. I'm sorry they are becoming a big problem and I hope it can be fixed soon!
I was on my way home from work and there is an open field about a quarter of a mile from my house. I saw what I first thought were turkeys in this field. When I got closer I saw it wasn't turkeys, it was buzzards, about 40 of them just sitting there on the ground. Why would they do that? There was nothing dead in the field for them to be feeding on.
Thank you for posting this. I love these birds. God made them so awesome! We have a few different "wakes" of them around where I live. I know there's male and females in the mix but I always refer to them as "my boys " they will hang out and sleep in the really tall trees across from my house. I appreciate what they do for our environment. If God didn't have them in mind, our world would smell so bad in the summer😄. They are so misunderstood, they do not like to be around humans, here it is illegal to kill any raptors because they are so important to keep the balance in nature. 😊
interesting!
Thanks Jessica! That’s very nice of you to say :)) I hope you have a great day!!
I have a pair that live on my property :) just saw them again for the first time today :) they must be back bc spring is coming. I'm going with them, not the darn groundhog
very good video my new dear friend and like 66
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words and like for the video :D have a good one!
These birds have actually been moving more up north! We see them now sometimes in New York City during the spring and summer. They’ve been known to even snatch small pets, like hawks. So basically, your teacher can suck it. 😂
this is also the Cinereous Vulture right?
How do you tell the difference between the male and female? I was told by size? I have had a pair of vultures for five years. Each year they bring the babies to me too. I go through 8 family size packages of chicken a week. I was able to hand feed them but I haven’t bothered in a long time because usually I’m very busy when they come. I love these birds. I have an apartment in my garage and was going to have a contractor make a room for them. Do you think they’d utilize it? I know I could get them in with the chicken but not sure. If they would know to stay. People think I’m nuts but I love them. I ended up with 22 vultures this year. All the turkey vultures came along and I fed them too.
I have a varitey of black and turkey vultures That hang out behind my house in a dead tree. I live in southwestern Ohio they come in March and they stay until late October sometimes of mo first arrive it’s usually turkey vultures and later they are invite the black vultures to hang out. Coincidentally I live right next to a cemetery lol. I feel a little sorry for the mourners at a graveside service watching the vultures ride the thermals overhead. Sadly they’re all gone by Halloween
Same in Kentucky it's amazing how they eat dead and sit on a dead tree as well, always was fascinated by them
the black vulture I work with will sometimes eat blueberries!
Hi, I hear Vultures sometimes feed from dumpsters or garbage dumps. Is this behavior dangerous for them? Can they accidentally eat a piece of plastic or something that may harm the? Thank you?
How to get rid of them? These have started hanging around my mothers house near N.C. border. We have small dogs and we are afraid. Seems whatever food source they typically have is now gone bc they only recently appeared.
I don't know much about getting rid of them but I heard you can hang CDs or anything shiny on the ceilings of your patio areas to shine bright lights that can scare them away. I wouldn't worry about your small dogs being in any harm. If anything they are probably scared of them. Their diet only consists of dead animals and they are usually not aggressive. They're feet are also too weak to carry large amount of weights like other raptors. Best wishes and I hope they go away soon
Across street from my house is a one story abounded house Falling in a pair of black buzzereds live in rooting floor why do they live in abounded house and in the floor very protective.
There is loke 50 of these dudes in the trees by my house
I’m trying to tame one at the moment or at least get it to like me. there’s one near the dumpsters at work
Oh wow good luck with that! What tactics are you using? And be careful because their might be rules and regulations against that.
dang i hate know-it-all, condescending, and power hungry teachers like that. Glad you are self thinking and decided to prove her wrong ;)
I found tons of these birds in my yard this morning
That's awesome! I hope they aren't too much of an inconvenience or anything. They can be really friendly towards humans and are not a threat. I hope you find joy in seeing them :) Have a nice day and thanks for your comment!
We have them in our yard the past week. How long do they hang around?
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Correct me if I’m wrong. Do they prefer to eat herbivores rather than animals than consume meat?
how do you tell if male or female
Didn't hear the vultures call?
Just seen an article saying they are eating cows alive.
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Seen one this morning eating a dead possum.
You deserve more than a 1000 subs bro
Strangely enough I want a vulture as a pet now.
Haha that's not strange at all! They are awesome birds and I wish I had one as a pet too... Don't know how I'd feed them thought lol :)
@@J_Birds I'd imagine feeding them would require a piece of meat but also for you to hold it down while they use their strong necks to tear pieces of it off.
So probably not for the faint of heart. :)
Your range map stops at Maine, but I can confirm that we have them here. Might be global warming pushing their range North.
How to get rid of the black vultures in my yard? I've got two but I don't want any more. They are not afraid of me and didn't fly away when I started nagging them about the vulture poop and trying to get the chimney. I thought they were gone and I kinda missed talking to them. They looked at me and didn't fly off. But I don't want more than these two and possibly one or two of their vulture babies. I have a isolated sad life when talking to a vulture is fulfilling. 😂 LoL 😂.
Hey Kim! This is a very interesting situation you are in and I'm sorry those two vultures are becoming a nuisance. Personally, I don't know any tactics to scare away birds except for taking away all food options and scaring them with every opportunity. My dad always has a grackle infestation during this time of the year so he can't put bird feed out and always has to go outside and clap his hands when he sees them. I just looked up some ways to get rid of them humanely and I think your best bet will be to get some owl decoys or kite decoys. You could also hang some CDs somewhere in your backyard so the reflection can scare them off. I hope this was able to help you! And hey, there's nothing wrong with talking to birds, I bet they enjoy your company :)
@@J_Birds Thank you for your advice and if I keep seeing my black vultures I will try an owl decoy. They have a good personality and maybe I should get out more. LoL 🤣😆 They tried to scare my indoor cats but he got into his pounce mode and the bird was walking quickly sideways to get away from the cat with one eye on my cat. The black vulture pecked on the glass door waking up my cat. He wasn't afraid and went to the door and the bird spread out his wings to try to scare him too. But he wasn't afraid but I read that they do that to get the animal to let it's defenses down and they'll use their sharp bill to hit it in the eyeball and kill and eat it. I thought how horrible. How frequently does that happen?
Thank you and I hope they enjoyed my company but I told them more and better road kill by flying up North Carolina.
Of course your teacher was wrong, common sense should have told her that. Too bad Vultures are misunderstood they deserve our respect and our love. They are dapper.
Please get rid of the background noise. Thanks
I couldnt understand how they can eat dead rotting stuff and not die. Even if an animal died from things like rabies, gangrene or hookworms they eat it anyway. They have high uric acid 6:17? So their stomachs must be high in acid and can kill off anything.
THEY CAN HUNT MICE TOO
Why are no one like you
I'm just build different
That's a joke by the way :D
Is their poop dangerous if it lands on you😂??
In the name of Jesus help keep Julie Dj Randale Tony Cordell safe and safety and protect away from the black vultures away from where Julie Dj Randale Tony Cordell life and send them back to the sender in Jesus name amen
This sucks.