A turkey vulture pulls the carcass of a skunk toward the ditch off 42nd Street in Superior on Monday, April 19, 2021. Most birds are believed to have a very poor sense of smell, but the turkey vulture is an exception, apparently able to find carcasses by odor. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A turkey vulture scored an afternoon snack of skunk Monday, April 19, on 42nd Street near the Superior Municipal Forest.
Turkey vultures feed mostly on dead animals, preferring relatively fresh meat, but they will sometimes eat vegetables, insects and fish.
A Turkey Vulture pulls the carcass of a skunk towards the ditch off of 42nd Street in Superior Monday afternoon, April 19. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
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A Turkey Vulture eyes up a skunk carcass along 42nd Street in Superior Monday afternoon, April 19. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A Turkey Vulture walks along 42nd Street in Superior Monday afternoon, April 19. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
