Vulture : The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (Hardcover)

from bks1953

About a year ago or so, I discovered the Safari Live channel on YouTube; for three hours at sunrise and again at sunset, three guides (two on vehicle, one on foot) take viewers through the Djuma Private Game Reserve of Kruger National Park, the South African bush country. While the guides natural...

from nmele

My wife reacted the way most people would when I told her I was reading a book about turkey vultures: Why? Some reasons: turkey vultures--all vultures--are an effective disease control asset for humans, livestock and wild animals; vultures have an undeserved bad reputation; vultures look beautifu...

from BradSwanson

I enjoyed almost every aspect of this treatise on vultures. Personally, I never understood the animosity shown by many to these birds. They are a major player in keeping down all the things which which people associate these birds (disease, pestilence, etc). Fallon does a good job of describing t...

from pondelro

I have read many books about various animals and birds, but I never really gave the vulture a second thought. That was my mistake. This is a well written and fascinating look into the world of vultures. I now have a deep respect for these birds and am grateful for Katie Fallon's book. Highly reco...

from -Cee-

Any book that informs me about nature, especially wild animals, gets a thumbs up from me. I've been neutral about turkey vultures for years, but am now embracing the positivity and value that these birds bring to our lives. Nicely written with a personal touch. Raising our consciousness about our...