What Bird of Prey is this?

[ColtHandorf]

I was just getting ready to say juvenile Turkey Vultures have dark heads.

 

[scenichllschick]

Definitely an emu.

 

[birdy old man]

we vote an Eagle because of the shape of wings and the way they are flapping

 

[nikkii]

With many of our crow-friends gone for the winter, my ducks are spotting airborne dangers more frequently now. On Saturday a large bird of prey was circling over us, caught it on video when it came lower and sat up shop in a tree:

Anybody an idea what kind of predator this is? - And is it a particular danger to my ducks?
Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Hard to really tell but I assume....hawk or eagle maybe?

 

[Sea Wolf]

Absolutely a vulture. And your video shows it very well if viewers would only look at it full screen and bring up the quality to 4K or better. You have a very decent camera btw. Harmless and only looking for something very dead and stinky. They are amazing in that they can actually detect something dead from miles away by scent alone.

Eagles do NOT soar/glide with their wings in a V shape. The wings are held out flat and there are no exceptions.

 

[Vicker]

I agree with others. Vulture, or here in TX referred to as a buzzard. Scavenger: not a bird of prey.

 

[Crzy Chi Lady]

Vultures also tip from side to side. This one is clearly doing that.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Penguin.

 

[jspeese]

We have lots of buzzards here in the South. I don't worry about them; they are scavengers. Unfortunately we have a lot of hawks too, and I don't like them. I rarely let my birds out to free range because of them. To some extent a chicken can run for cover, and some breeds do so better than others, but I've found domestic ducks to be the most helpless at getting away from hawks and other predators. They are the most gentle and friendly of all domestic poultry and my favorite, but unfortunately that comes at a price when it comes to survival.

 

[Chercher72]

Hi. I know you probably have figured out by all the posts what bird it is. It's Definately a turkey vulture. No harm to your birds. They clean up dead stuff and that is what they are looking for. Hope this helps.