I took this picture of a turkey vulture sitting on a fence post on the way to Canterbury on July 22. This vulture was eating road kill and flew to a nearby post to keep a close eye on me as I carefully exited my car to get a number of pictures. There were three enjoying a roadside treat. There are several turkey vultures in the Canterbury area and I have personally observed up to 20 at one time circling the sky near town at sundown. – Paul Wood, Canterbury Wow, what a stunning picture of a turkey vulture. Turkey vultures are extending their breeding range into the Maritimes and are now seen pretty regularly throughout southern New Brunswick and increasingly in the northern half of the province. They rely entirely on their ability to locate dead animals, mostly using their incredible sense of smell. At least three nests have been discovered, the earliest back in 1998. They don’t build a stick nest like most other birds of prey; they place their eggs in a large cavity such as a hollow log, a cave in rocks or even in the attic of an abandoned building as long as the site is undisturbed and considered by the birds to be predator-free. – Jim Wilson