Turkey Vulture Release: Threatening and Hissing after 8 Months Rehabilitation
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Martin Tyner
Since age twelve, with a bird on his arm, Martin has captivated audiences sharing his knowledge and experience of his wildlife friends.
At age nineteen, Martin was hired as curator of birds of prey at Busch Gardens, CA. He also worked in the movie and television industry training big cats, elephants, primates, sea mammals and raptors.
“One of my greatest childhood fantasies was the desire to create a personal friendship with a wild eagle. I found myself with a love and fascination for these powerful creatures.”
Martin Tyner is a federally licensed falconer, eagle falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, wildlife propagator, and wildlife and environmental educator.
He has been providing wildlife and environmental programs throughout the western United States, to schools, scouts and community groups for over fifty years. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
An injured Turkey Vulture arrived on September 30, 2018. After an exam, Martin discovered a break on his wing. It would take some time to confirm how the bird was healing, so for many months, the treatment was a dark, quiet place for the bird to heal.
The Turkey Vulture stayed nearly eight months as Martin monitored the health of the wing by periodic examinations and x-rays.
On May 15th, the well fed, healed, threatening and hissing Turkey Vulture was flying well and ready to return to the wild.
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Thank you for helping this bird. Our natural janitors are essential to helping keep the planet safe from infectious diseases.
Literal omen of death: _[hiss]_
Martin: "Isn't that the cutest little thing you ever saw?"
I know a falconer who has a turkey vulture. One day during the training the vulture took off, climbed a thermal and disappeared. The next day, a call came from a village about 5 miles away that there's a strange big bird sitting on a manure heap on a farm, eating a carcass of a rabbit that died and was discarded in the manure heap. Imagine that sense of smell. Sniffing a dead animal in a dunghill :)
A turkey vulture: a face only a mother - and Martin - could love. 😋
They have their charms!
Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah I would never besmirch the virtue of a vulture.
If you spend much time with a TUVU you may find you'll develop a love for that face.
They're cute imo
I will never understand why people don’t like vultures ❤️ they are natures recyclers and they are amazing
We love them!
I love how he calls everything 'sweety'... just so much care in what he does!
I love it when they can be released back into the wild. That hissing sound is amazing.
Us too!
Awwww hes not ugly
He's got his charms!
I find it really cool to watch the turkey vulture's head turn red as the months go by. :o)
Such distinctive coloring
❤️❤️❤️ God's creatures are so amazing! Thank you for all you do to help them!
Agreed! Thanks for checking it out!
I never realized just how sophisticated and complex a bird's wings were. Somehow, they fold and flex and still have the strength to hold the bird in the air for flight. Impressive!
Flight is fascinating!
I've never been so happy to see poop and vomit flying in my life! I'm so glad that he has a lot of fight in him and I know you guys did a great job getting him ready to go back in the wild! I absolutely cherish and adore vultures. They are so very important to our ecosystems.
Agreed, fight is good!
I love these dirds. They don't get the credit they deserve. Great work again guys👍
We love them too!
I really respect what you do for birds.
Thank you, we appreciate your interest and kind words.
I love Vultures they are just so cute. I just want to hug one!
They have their charms!
Thank you for putting out a cool rehanilitation video on Turkey Vultures. I love them. They are one of my favorite birds to watch soar in the sky. Sometimes when i go skydiving and then im under canopy. At around 3k im flying right next to them and its the coolest thing! They are interesting and curiouse creatures! 🤸♀️🦅
They are definitely special to watch when flying
They bite and they vomit, but they are definitely one of my very favorite birds. Vultures as a whole are essential to the health of our environment. And to me they are beautiful with their iridescent colors when they are in the sun, and their graceful movements when floating on the thermals.
They definitely have their appeal!
You're a blessing in the disguise of a man. I believe you have a wonderful calling. I wish there were more people like you. I love the work you do. These are the rare times I am grateful for social media otherwise I would never have access to you & your passion for wildlife. Thank youl
Thank you Maraea, we appreciate your interest and kind words. We're grateful for all the help and support we've received online.
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I can only imagine what 8 months of food cost for one turkey vulture alone . . Quite substantial no doubt . But pales by comparison to the tremendous benefits to our world that you , your wife , & your foundation provide . How fortunate we are for what you do .Thank you so very much .
Thanks for your interest Rick. We are grateful for many people who help us help critters!
Well, that was my first time seeing s Turkey Vulture up close. Didnt know they hissed. Glad that you dont take getting pooped and puked on personally.🤣
They are something for sure!
I like these types of videos, where you compile the update segments of one of your guests into a "whole story" video. Thanks for the work that you and your team do.
It is nice to see the progress and enjoy the release! Thanks for watching!
I actually think the turkey vulture is kind of cute! Such wholesome content. Love how gentle you are with the animals!
Martin and Susan's commitment to all creatures that fly is wonderful!! Not just eagles, but Turkey vultures too. Another reason to love them.
Your gentleness and patience with the birds in pain, or fear is amazing. Your respect and love shows in every interaction. Thanks!
Martin makes is look far far easier than it is!
Turkey Vultures are one of the few birds of prey that are social. They are amazing animals and very intelligent. I love them and believe it or not, I think they are cute 🥰
They definitely have their appeal!
Thank you once again for all that you do. It breaks my heart when humans in cars are involved :( That is why billboards are needed. Drivers should know, and know the times of the day it happens. If you do a series of drive-along billboards like some fruit stands do, the driver can read along without having to wonder what the rest of the billboard story is. Those are the signs I support, because drivers can move along the highway safely, and get an education at the same time :D Just make sure to educate the drivers, because we have no idea if they are from the area or not, or even the country. So when you target drivers on the road where most of these poor babies are hurt, (Aside from wind turbines), you save lives.
Cute danger noodle @ 16:09
Agreed!
Sounds like an unhappy healthy turkey vulture. Sounds like you did a great job!
Thank you Pamela, we appreciate your interest!
I've always seen vultures in groups, hope this guy can find a nice group to share a meal with! Thanks for the rescue and also the bonus footage!
We hope so too!
Lived by a train tracks and saw a few turkey vultures getting a meal. They are so sweet. l saw about fifty turkey vultures circling in the air over our local dump. It was a chance situation, and a glorious sight.🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
Wow, that's a lot of vultures!
I wish I could have taken a picture. Turkey vultures are one of my favorite animals. The dump is very large, so when they move the garbage the vultures get a good meal. Thank you for Highlighting my comment. I am so glad you are taking care of all these beautiful birds in Utah. We need these birds to keep our country clean. There aren't any vulture or eagle emojis so l am using the a turkey instead.🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🕊🦃🦃🦃🕊
Martin, you are amazing!!!
One day I was driving on a back road here in Florida and I saw a huge dead alligator and a few turkey vultures on the ground with some coming in for a landing! I don't know how they would penetrate that armor unless they start with the legs.
Sounds like they have their challenges!
One of my favourite animals. They're magnificent!
Agreed!
I saw one a while back and what an impressive bird. It is a huge animal and seeing it up close was amazing and eerie. I feel like the camera doesn't translate the size of these animals properly
Agreed!
I thought same thing and I thought its much bigger but its smaller than I thought.
Thank you for the rehabilitation and care you gave the turkey vulture. Great to see it being released. ❤️
Releases are the best part!
Great video! I love Turkey Vultures! I have a big roost near me, so I have the pleasure of having them fly super close to me on a daily basis. They recognize me and know my house...I even saw them mating on my roof once. They're pretty smart, eh? :) Thank you for saving them!
They play an important role for sure
So glad the story had a happy ending for our little guy - thanks for the vid!!
Releases are the best!
Lovely to See Martin ..
I love, love, love this channel! I feel so blessed to have come across it. I have always loved animals and birds. This is amazing.
Thank you Shirley, we're glad you found us too! Thanks for watching!
Ty.Much Love Back .
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for educating me.
Thank you for your interest
Facinating watching how y'all help these birds. Thanks for all you do!
Not ugly at all. I’ve always thought they were beautiful. Here in NY state, I find the turkey vultures to be pretty skittish, but some of the black vultures will let me walk right up to them.
yep, we love them!
It sounded like Darth Vader with a cold. 😃
Pretty much!
so lovely .Ty
Very interesting birds!
wow, even vultures!! I've got no love for them! you're a much better man than most...
They are pretty important.
very interesting video, thank you
Thanks Gary, glad you enjoyed!
great video, really enjoyed it. can tell you really care for the animals.
Thank you for your interest
Appreciate your turkey hard work!!!!!
Thank you for your interest and kind words!
when I was in florida to see famous harriet and M15 I saw a Turkey vulture on the grass close to the road... I stopped a few feet further to see if he was moving or not... he flew off after a few minutes. amazing to watch. I was ready to call crow - local wildlife rehabilitation centre. I thought they were bigger in fact.
I loved seeing them soaring with bald eagles juvies 😀🌹👍
They are pretty amazing fliers!
You're amazing! You care the predators ans its prey!
Thanks Fred, we appreciate your interest
In North West Pa I have seen numerous Turkey Vultures...my mom didn't believe me that we had them here...lol. They really are quiet LARGE and graceful. I've usually come across then on the backroads happily cleaning the roads for us. I've alwayswanted to see an eagle in the wild tho, that's one for my bucket list. You are such an asset to the animal kingdom. Much ❤from Pa. (Pennsylvania)
They definitely have their charms!
Great job again, great to see it fly wild again! Just a curious question? Do feed the vultures fresh or rotten meat? Keep up the good work! All the best from the UK!
Thanks for watching. Martin fed the vulture fresh meat. It changed the vultire smell somewhat.
Love the little bonus snake at the end :)
all kinds of critters
Great learning about the turkey vulture. Didn't know all that about them. Thank you glad he was able to be released back into the wild too
They definitely play an important role.
Another wonderful story and just in time for Vulture Awareness Day on Sept. 7. Interesting creatures.
Every vulture has his day!
Great bonus with that gorgeous snake. What depth of knowledge
Martin has been working with critters over 50 years!
Great work thanks for sharing even though turkey vultures are ugly as all get-out I understand we need them the planet needs them clean up keep diseases down that was a beautiful snake
Thanks Ernest! All creatures have their charms!
Very nice
Thanks for your interest!
👍 Great video as always. I’ve never seen a Turkey 🦃 Vulture up close. He’s so ugly he’s cute (Oh I can’t believe I said that...now I feel terrible). I love 💕 you Martin and Susan. I would do just about anything to do what you do. Thank you so much for all that you guys do and for helping out all the birds of prey that you do. You guys are AMAZING!
The hissing reminds me of a bunch of rattle snakes buried in a burrow in the earth. It echos, scary till you figure out what it is ... still scary just leave the area. I love the Vultures we have here in the Mohave desert. Thank you for noting the face color change, very interesting.
Definitely intimidating!
Amazing wingspan on that guy!
Agreed!
tbh i love vultures! theyre such a neat bird.
Us too!
Vultures are some of my favorite birds. They're so common, but people seem to overlook them a lot!
We love them too!
@@GowildlifeOrg and it's great to see them be released! I know some animals need to stay in captivity and can be great educational partners, but so many people want to "rescue" a wild animal to turn them into a pet. Such a shame, it rarely works out for the human or the animal's good.
Marin gets a like before I watch 👍
I love to learn informative about animals and birds of their reason why they have it or their special skills.
They have jobs to do...
That is quite a sound! Almost a reaper bird! He cleans up what already left. A janitor of sorts more than a bird.
They have their charm!
Very nice Martin, that's a baby by the look on his face
We hope this vulture is doing well back in the wild
This warms my heart ❤️❤️❤️ I have a huge huge respect for people that save animals, I don’t care what type of animals, all animals. People slaughter animals everyday to selfishly eat them or for fun so seeing a video like this makes my heart feel a bit better. I’m glad that there is some good left in humanity. We still have a lot to improve though.
Thank you for your interest
Fantástico o resgate....tratamento....e a devolução pra natureza.
Releases are the best part!
How do you tell a turkey vulture from a black vulture when the turkey vulture hasn't turned red yet? We live where you can see both. Turkey vultures here and west of here and black vultures primarily east of us. I just always thought if they had black heads they were black vultures and if they had red heads they were turkey vultures. I'v never examined either of them up close and personal.
Thanks for your interest. Martin says they are pretty similar. The Turkey Vulture has two toned wings and manner of flying is a bit more of a rocking motion. Both differences are pretty subtle.
Here where I live in the Virginia at the start of Skyline Drive, there was an area where there was always lots of vultures, particularly in the afternoon. At first, I thought there must be a large supply of carrion. But, they were always there. Finally, I realize they were gathering for a roosting site. There might be 20 birds or more in the mornings. It was cool. They have since moved farther from the road but I enjoyed wastching them.
In the winter I also enjoy looking for hawks who have come down for the winter. As you drive west on Rt 66 or on Rt 81 you can see a number of different types. I enjoy seeing them but I do worry about them near the traffic.
nice sharing new subscriber💗...
Thanks for the sub!
Pattern on that snake is so pretty
They definitely have their appeal!
Just found one in the side of the road about 10 minutes ago here to learn some for me friend I’m trying to rehabilitate
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I know it may be an odd opinion considering how ugly they can seam. But i like these birds. Vultures in general are amazing to way in the air, able to float there seemingly forever.
Edit: just heard its hiss.. now i think its cute.
They do have their charms!
A law firm should sponsor this video
That's good stuff. I walked into my barn yesterday and I heard hissing from the loft and some feet scurrying around so I popped up and sure enough I was between them and the way out. They've never hissed at me before. Normally they'll just fly out. Mom and pop used to live in the old house chimney. It's from the 1780s and it's going fast now that the roof found religion and became holy. They had little ones a few years back and they moved into the barn. They had little ones and they're on the other side of the barn. They are certainly ugly but as you stated quite useful. I shoot a lot of ground hogs and they're usually gone by the next morning. So will they attack if frightened enough? If it's me or them obviously buck shot wins but I don't want to hurt them and if all they're going to do is hiss that's fine. Several people have been caught by surprise and are probably still running because they are very large. Would you reccomend just letting them hiss and I can tell folks not to worry or should I foreclose on them? Is there a way to tell males and females? If I do kick them out how difficult is it for them to find section 8 housing? Normally we have 4 or 5 bald eagle couples but this year all I've seen are Great Blue Herons and Ospreys. A lot of hens running around as well. The 1st time we ran into each other they flew maybe 50 feet into a few trees and certainly didn't look thrilled about having to fly. Now they just walk on by me. Every time I see them I bust out laughing. 9 turkeys in a line just like old ladies gabbing at each other. No males, didn't see a Tom in the last 2 years. We have the usual hawks but my favorites are always the owls. Thanks
I love cats, so I am a huge hissing fan lololol
Got to love the hiss!
Man, i wish i had this job
There are good days and bad days...
Nature’s clean up crew we have about 40 of these guys that roost every night in a couple of trees on our property you can set your clock to them every night at dusk they start rolling in and they are off at sunrise
Big ones they are nothing little about them
That's a lot of vultures!
That’s a scene out of Breaking Bad. That lonely expanse of land.
Your thumb nail isn’t in good shape there hows it now you all good?
God bless y’all for the Great work you do Martin and Susan and all the supporters to you
Thanks for watching
There are many medical professionals out there that could learn from your bedside manner.
Martin does all he can to ease their stress.
One doesn't have to look have to look hard to see that he's the real deal. That's the Divine Spark right there for sure, that's God's Hands at work. Great channel.
Snskes,? Oh my, they are the serpent!!
Critters are critters!
@@GowildlifeOrg Yeah I know...😀
I'm feeding one here in Maine.
Haha I love how all the animals are his ‘kiddo’s’
Thanks for your interest
Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah how smart are Eagles and Hawks?
Very smart
It saddens me to say that the vulture I found (more like he found me, he followed me home) did not survive. The rescue people said he was too far gone, wing wise. Peace all.
i love vultures, to me they are some of the prettiest and most awe inspiring birds. i would love to be up close with one maybe even be reborn as one. thank you for your work
They do have their appeal!
Martin, are there special precautions you take if you're bitten by a scavenger species, to avoid infection?
It happens all the time, he's grown immune to a lot of stuff. Much care is taken to make sure nothing passes from one animal to another.
Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah ever rescue crows and Ravens have any videos of saving crows and Ravens? I like Crows and Ravens because there smart.
Hi Brian, thanks for your interest. We rescue all Utah native wildlife.
On my birthday
What a day!
Imagine how cool the skull of a turkey vulture would look
You could see that the wing didn't heal just right. It was a little lope sided. I hope he can do his thing.
Was he found by a road? Just wondering if the supply of road kill was enough to sustain the bird without its needing to fly while the break began to heal. Also, remembering the golden eagle that ate so much that it couldn't get airborne, do vultures ever gorge enough to have a similar problem?
Yeah, it's a mystery...often we don't know many details about how and where things went wrong.
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13:00 sounds like a dragon
10:42 that poor baby is it ok though?