Vultures!

[Ginevive]

I saw what I assumed were crows.. then they looked too big and i thought they were ravens.. nope. Vultures! They were congregating out in the front field around a dead woodchuck.. good eatin's I guess.

Best pic.. check out that wingspan!


Sittin' in tree


Check out that vulture face!


In flight..

[_BoidFinatic_]

Why weren't they eating the woodchuck? I see vultures in the sky so much that sometimes I think they never find food. Great pics, by the way.

[joepythons]

They look to be turkey vultures like we have around here now .They are some of the ugliest creatures i have ever seen .

[bearhart]

we get flocks of vultures alot. Where we live there are tons of deer and that's usually what they are cleaning up. They tend to sort of congregate in the area. I think they simply can't eat it all at once but they aren't going anywhere until its all gone.

[Ginevive]

Yeah, they tend to pick at the carcasses until there is literally nothing left. I guess that the can even digest bone. Wow!
They are ugly birds but for some reason I find them fascinating.

[Ladydragon]

yep those are turkey vultures. we have them here too and they are big. But the eagles around here are bigger. everytime I see one I'm without my camera . I'll snap a pic one day. your right though, ugly but fascinating.

[LdyDrgn]

Buzzie: Hey Flaps, So what we were going to do?
Flaps: I don't know, what'cha onwanna do?
Buzzie: Look Flaps, first I say "what were going to do?" then you say "I don't know, what'cha wanna do?" then I say "what we're going to do" then you say what'cha wanna do" let's do something.
Flaps: Ok. What'cha wanna do?

[Schlyne]

I must be one of the few people that think turkey vultures are beautiful in flight.

[Christina]

nice pictures. i love the one's of their wingspan!

[Ringo]

You can tell if it is a turkey vulture in flight by the wings. If its a turkey vulture they will have a V-shape when they glide. Just a interesting fact that you all might enjoy.