Black Vulture Drying Out After Thunderstorm

Only recently have Black Vultures become prominent in the Piedmont Region of Maryland. Previously only Turkey Vultures were seen. Both species are carrion eaters. With their large, black feathered bodies and naked red heads and necks, Turkey Vultures are singularly unattractive; but a docile species. Black Vultures are smaller and more aggressive, reportedly even chasing live lambs. (Perhaps this aggressiveness is enabling Black Vultures to push Turkey Vultures out of the local ecological niche.)