Turkey vultures/buzzards

[Jalopy]

I have noticed a lot more turkey vultures and or buzzards flying around this year. Not only here at our place but in other areas of Iowa. Has anyone else noticed a marked increase? When I was getting the round bales from the hay field last weekend i counted 17 gliding around the area. I saw some at another farm about 100 miles away and I asked the farmer if that was new this year and he said he had noticed more this year than before. I have not noticed anymore road kill than usual but we do have a lot of dead deer every year, so they do have a use. I was just wondering what's going on other places. JLP

 

[dun]

About the same as usual around here. Some days I'll see a half dozen then nothing for a week or two.

 

[Fred Belknap]

Cutting hay in June around here kills a lot of deer fawn. They hide in the grass and will not run, and a rotary mower makes a quick meal of them. I try and watch for them but it is impossible to see them all. There is always some field mice and a few snakes that get hit also. The buzzards help clean up the mess. I haven't seen any more this year than usual.
Fred

 

[backhoeboogie]

There seems to be less around here. There is absolutely a great deal more Mexican Buzzards who attack new born calves. SSS

Turkey Buzzards are safe around here but everyone has declared war against the MBs. We are losing the war.

 

[HAY MAKER]

Cutting hay in June around here kills a lot of deer fawn. They hide in the grass and will not run, and a rotary mower makes a quick meal of them. I try and watch for them but it is impossible to see them all. There is always some field mice and a few snakes that get hit also. The buzzards help clean up the mess. I haven't seen any more this year than usual.
Fred

You are sure right about that Fred,seems like I caint cut long and Im moving baby deer outa the way of my cutter.....................good luck

 

[Fred Belknap]

Cute little bugger. I hate it when I hit one. The mommies don't seem to threaten me to much but I have a little black dog that goes with me most of the time and they have just about killed her a few times. Two got after her one day and I put her on the tractor for a while. She would get away from one and go to the other end of the field and then another doe would get after her.
Fred