A Turkey Vulture coming pondside for a morning drink in the Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, Texas.
![A Turkey Vulture coming to the pond's edge for his morning drink.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-001.jpg)
![The vulture approached the water cautiously.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-002.jpg)
![Kneeling to take a drink.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-003.jpg)
![A Turkey Vulture drinking from one of the holding tanks at the VCDB.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-004.jpg)
![After drinking, the vulture checks his surroundings.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-005.jpg)
![After stepping away from the water, the Turkey Vulture began to fiddle with this stick.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-006.jpg)
![The vulture quickly lost interest in the stick...](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-007.jpg)
![...and prepared to fly away.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-008.jpg)
![It takes a lot of effort to get the big Turkey Vulture airborne.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-009.jpg)
![Once in the air, the vulture did not attempt to gain much altitude.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-010.jpg)
![Instead, he just landed again on the far side of the pond.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-011.jpg)
![A pond hopping Turkey Vulture.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture-pondhopping-012.jpg)
Observation Details
County | – | Tarrant |
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City | – | Arlington | |
Date | – | Mar 9, 2013 | |
Time of Day | – | Midmorning | |
Temperature | – | Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) | |
Weather | – | Overcast | |
Habitat | – | Water-Bog/Marsh/Swamp | |
Type of Behavior | – | Drinking, Roaming | |
Gender | – | Uncertain | |
Maturity | – | Adult | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson | |
Main Article | – | Turkey Vulture | Observation Location |