Those White Splashes on the Sidewalk Aren’t Fresh Paint. They’re Vulture Poop. Lots of It.

If you’ve ever walked down a city street or through a park and noticed mysterious white splashes covering sidewalks, rooftops, cars, or statues, you may have assumed they were paint spills or construction residue. The truth is often far less glamorous—and far more surprising.

Those white streaks and splatters could be the calling card of one of nature’s most misunderstood cleanup crews: vultures.