@tombstoner79 - They are call jesses, it's a system that's been perfected by falconry to keep control of these raptors in certain situation but allows them to excersise their wings and NOT injure themselfves.
It's very humane and this is curiosity behaviour VERY typeical of these birds.
@tombstoner79 , also if you look at the video of him shredding a phonebook, you'll notice there are other birds tethered in this room. The LAST thing you want is a bunch of raptors loose together in the same room.
This is a typical set up for an educational demonstration. I used to travel with birds like this and talk to school kids. The little kestrel or burrowing owl would have been food if we didn't have them tethered.
Nice! I saw a pair of them in my oak trees once...they flew in and landed. I thought they were eagles until I got my binoculars out and saw their red heads. Marvelous birds!!
geeze! hatched in '74! damn! I had no idea they lived that long, he's older than me! Do they generally live that long in the wild or is it cause he's in captivity?
Wow, those guys are tough, and seem to want to take apart whatever they can get their talons on.
helix427 1 year ago
You Get em!
Get that TURF!
AlexKalicinski 1 year ago
No lie one time we were driving by my street and we saw a turkey vulture eating a dead cat
SG2jag 1 year ago
lol! thats was funny!! :D turkey vultures are sooo CUTE!!
ilovegum75 1 year ago
So why is he tied up where he can't even walk?
tombstoner79 1 year ago
@tombstoner79 - They are call jesses, it's a system that's been perfected by falconry to keep control of these raptors in certain situation but allows them to excersise their wings and NOT injure themselfves.
It's very humane and this is curiosity behaviour VERY typeical of these birds.
arachnophilegrrl 1 year ago
@arachnophilegrrl more importantly, HOW does one tie up a turkey vulture safely?
Alphabex8 1 year ago
@tombstoner79 , also if you look at the video of him shredding a phonebook, you'll notice there are other birds tethered in this room. The LAST thing you want is a bunch of raptors loose together in the same room.
This is a typical set up for an educational demonstration. I used to travel with birds like this and talk to school kids. The little kestrel or burrowing owl would have been food if we didn't have them tethered.
arachnophilegrrl 1 year ago
saw this eating something on the side of the road the other day in Muskoka Ontario
MASSIVE!
adamoba5 1 year ago
Ooh, he does not like that tether.
chickenpoodle009 1 year ago
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SirianKings 2 years ago
holy crap! He's 35 years old?! That's really interesting
XantinovaX 2 years ago
It's really cool that you have provided a home for Nero. He's pretty darn lovable!
Talloweed 2 years ago 2
Good bird...Good bird. Pat him on the head.
brentsapp25 3 years ago 2
Nice! I saw a pair of them in my oak trees once...they flew in and landed. I thought they were eagles until I got my binoculars out and saw their red heads. Marvelous birds!!
MissPickletoes 3 years ago 4
THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND!!! Nero and I are tigghhttt
catwoman3700 3 years ago 3
Aww... Turkey vultures are actually kinda cute up close
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MilfDP 3 years ago
rofl 00:53 it bites just a lil bit the turf ´xD looks funny
lurrinen 3 years ago
He's cute...he's also older than me, hehe.
juketsushitame 3 years ago
geeze! hatched in '74! damn! I had no idea they lived that long, he's older than me! Do they generally live that long in the wild or is it cause he's in captivity?
caitlmac1 3 years ago
Beautiful bird!
borromakot 4 years ago
Neat, kinda creepy that they just do that out of boredom but very cool looking bird. Thanks for the upload :D
PS: Nice name too.
Frostmute19 4 years ago