The mystery bird eventually settled down to perch on the rooftop of a Housing Development Board (HDB) block at 55 Strathmore ...

1. The bald neck and bare heads of vultures keep their feathers from sticking to blood while eating corpses. 2. During hot days, vultures engage in a process called urohydrosis. They urinate on their ...

Its mostly bald head helps the white-backed vulture regulate its body temperature during hot days and cool nights, as well as stay clean while it eats because feathers can trap germs. This large ...

Turkey vultures live in a range of habitats, including subtropical forests, shrublands and deserts. They have bald heads so that when they feast on carcasses, blood and guts don't get trapped in ...

This turkey vulture got a little too close to the bald eagle nest at Briarwood Executive Golf Course and was immediately chased away. Thanks to Ronnie Clark for sharing!

Mr Pryer described Harold as a large, black vulture with a bald head that may be pink or purple "depending on his mood". Follow East of England news on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a story?

We see them circling overhead almost every day; sometimes we mistake them for hawks. In our area, these large black, bald-headed birds are usually Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), a member of ...