FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX--TURKEY VULTURES

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A READER WRITES: WE'RE NEW IN TOWN. CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THE SWARMS OF THOSE BIG BLACK UGLY LOOKING BIRDS IN THE VILLAGE? THEY SORT OF LOOK LIKE TURKEYS.

ANSWER: They're called Turkey Vultures--IT'S FLOCKS not swarms--and while their featherless heads are not the most attractive we'll admit--they are magnificent in flight--click on the photo--and an important part of the eco-system.  They are nature's recyclers and can remove a deer carcass from the road in less than an hour.  Read more about them here http://bit.ly/2yxCvoJ