turkey buzzard
Red-headed scavenger bird
A turkey buzzard is the turkey vulture, a large North American scavenger with a bald red head resembling a turkey's.
These birds soar on thermals searching for carrion, rarely flapping their wings.
Turkey buzzards were circling over the field.
The term is more common in rural and Southern American speech.
Rising effortlessly upward
- thermalsWarm air columns
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- updraftUpward air movement
circling · airborne · altitude · drift · kettle · effortless · migration · hovering
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- decayGradual organic breakdown
rotting · remains · corpse · putrefaction · offal · cleanup · sanitation · detritivore
Scalp lacking hair
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- talonsHooked bird claws
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
nostril · wings · tail · feet · eyesight · olfaction · smell · plumage
Bird's sleeping spot
rural · farmland · roadside · open country · forest edge · Americas · widespread · range
Carrion-eating raptor
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- black vultureDark New World scavenger bird
- condorGiant New World vulture
scavenger bird · carrion bird · protected species · birdwatching · ornithology · wildlife · native species
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
updraft · circling · airborne · altitude · drift · kettle · effortless · migration · hovering · ascending
carrion
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
decay · rotting · remains · corpse · putrefaction · offal · cleanup · sanitation · detritivore · forager
bald head
Scalp lacking hair
beak · nostril · wings · tail · feet · eyesight · olfaction · smell · plumage · silhouette
roost
Bird's sleeping spot
tree · rural · farmland · roadside · open country · forest edge · Americas · widespread · range · territory
vulture
Carrion-eating raptor
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- black vultureDark New World scavenger bird
scavenger bird · condor · carrion bird · protected species · birdwatching · ornithology · wildlife · native species
turkey buzzardeagle
Large predatory bird
hawk · falcon · peregrine falcon · golden eagle · predator
turkey, buzzard, turkeys, buzzards, buzz, buzzed, buzzing, buzzer, buzzers