A Whole Bunch of Vultures: I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top...

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top of any tower in a town let along the number of these present.

The photos are not my best because of the distance to the tower but they are easily picked out.

Dennis

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Obviously planning a BBQ. Cool shots Dennis

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

dennis2146 wrote:

I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top of any tower in a town let along the number of these present.

The photos are not my best because of the distance to the tower but they are easily picked out.

Dennis

Maybe they like their meals microwaved.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

dennis2146 wrote:

I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top of any tower in a town let along the number of these present.

The photos are not my best because of the distance to the tower but they are easily picked out.

Dennis

David Martin Loc: Cary, NC

dennis2146 wrote:

I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top of any tower in a town let along the number of these present.

The photos are not my best because of the distance to the tower but they are easily picked out.

Dennis

Nice captures. Since you speculated:

In your photo, the gathering of Turkey vultures would be called "a committee."

Had they been feeding on a corpse, they would be called "a wake."

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice captures!

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Curmudgeon wrote:

Obviously planning a BBQ. Cool shots Dennis

Thank you very much Jack. Your comments are always appreciated.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

lamiaceae wrote:

Maybe they like their meals microwaved.

Thank you very much Mike. You bring up a good point especially in this modern age. Perhaps no more sun dried meat for this group.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Manglesphoto wrote:

Thank you very much Frank for the thumbs up.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

David Martin wrote:

Nice captures. Since you speculated:

In your photo, the gathering of Turkey vultures would be called "a committee."

Had they been feeding on a corpse, they would be called "a wake."

Thank you David for the fine comment.

Thanks for the information too. I remembered AFTER you pointed out the names.

Dennis

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

jaymatt wrote:

Nice captures!

Thank you John Matthew. I appreciate your comments.

Dennis

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Good work, Dennis!

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

dennis2146 wrote:

Thank you very much Mike. You bring up a good point especially in this modern age. Perhaps no more sun dried meat for this group.

Dennis

I looked this up. There are three main names for a group of vultures. A group that is roosting is called a committee. A group that is feeding is called a wake. A group that is flying is called a kettle. I guess you photographed a "communications committee." Who thinks up this silliness?

goofybruce

...as to the group, maybe they are migrating as some vultures do. As to the "names of groups of animals," I seem to remember reading that there actually was a committee in centuries past in England which convened to come up with those names. Wonder what a committee of powdered wigged old Englishmen would be called..... hmmmm.

addendum... couldn't help it (Google is my friend).... "Many of the group names can be traced back to The Book of Saint Albans, published in 1486, about angling, hawking, and hunting. The book is attributed to Juliana Berners who gave animal groups imaginative yet oddly appropriate names."

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

dennis2146 wrote:

I am not positive what a number of vultures is called, maybe a flock. Today I saw a whole bunch of vultures on top of a tower. I have never seen any on top of any tower in a town let along the number of these present.

The photos are not my best because of the distance to the tower but they are easily picked out.

Dennis

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