[Taxacom] Airplane vs. turkey vultures

[Ken Kinman]

Dear All,
      I was watching three of our resident (summer) turkey vultures circling 
around this morning, and then an airplane (not a jet) passed overhead 
straight toward the turkey vultures.  The vultures were at that moment 
gliding south into the wind, and the airplane was going south southeast 
towards the Hays (Kansas) airport.  I don't know if they could hear the 
airplane approaching since it was down-wind from them and coming up behind 
them, but just as it was almost on top of them the closest vulture took a 
quick nose-dive.  I'd say the airplane was about 30 feet above it (otherwise 
it would have been a direct hit).  ANYWAY, it makes me wonder if slow-flying 
airplanes (not jets) which hit vultures are usually coming at them from 
behind (like this one) or head-on.
   -----Ken Kinman

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