Episode 26: Carrion My Vulture Sons (Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture)

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In possibly the grossest episode yet, John tackles the ugly and misunderstood vultures of North America, the Black Vulture and the Turkey Vulture. After starting off with a sphincter clenching Native America story from the Winnebago tribe, John goes into way too much detail about how vultures find their food, fly, and stay cool. At the end, he explores vulture's evolutionary history and their interactions with humans. Plus: A voice memo from John S about the last episode on Carolina Wrens! Also, featuring Dirty Bird fan Kevin who tells a great story about a close vulture encounter and asks some questions that are answered on the show! Warning: don't listen to this episode on a full stomach. ...Photo from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, who unfortunately cares for a lot of vulture patient's due to collisions and lead poisoning. Thank you for your hard work!...All Bird sounds from Xeno-Canto.org. Turkey Vulture Nesting Site Sound by Cristian PintoBlack Vulture Call by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRABlack Vultures at Roost by Brice de la CroixBlack Vulture Dinosaur sound by Dante Buzzetti...Intro music by Ricky Pistone, Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers...Dirty Bird Podcast cover art and logo by TJ Rinoski

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In possibly the grossest episode yet, John tackles the ugly and misunderstood vultures of North America, the Black Vulture and the Turkey Vulture. After starting off with a sphincter clenching Native America story from the Winnebago tribe, John goes into way too much detail about how vultures find their food, fly, and stay cool. At the end, he explores vulture's evolutionary history and their interactions with humans. Plus: A voice memo from John S about the last episode on Carolina Wrens! Also, featuring Dirty Bird fan Kevin who tells a great story about a close vulture encounter and asks some questions that are answered on the show! Warning: don't listen to this episode on a full stomach. . . . Photo from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, who unfortunately cares for a lot of vulture patient's due to collisions and lead poisoning. Thank you for your hard work! . . . All Bird sounds from Xeno-Canto.org. Turkey Vulture Nesting Site Sound by Cristian Pinto Black Vulture Call by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA Black Vultures at Roost by Brice de la Croix Black Vulture Dinosaur sound by Dante Buzzetti . . . Intro music by Ricky Pistone, Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers . . . Dirty Bird Podcast cover art and logo by TJ Rinoski

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