These guys have been following me for years
Jul 31, 2020 19:02:16 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
Here they are trying to call for more troops. 
Seriously, this same family of buzzards have been with me for at least eight years. They have been searching for carrion all day and have come home to roost for the night.
Seriously, this same family of buzzards have been with me for at least eight years. They have been searching for carrion all day and have come home to roost for the night.
Jul 31, 2020 19:06:59 #
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Jul 31, 2020 19:46:11 #
Nice one, Chuy. You have a knack for attracting our feathered friends. I thought the ducklings you adopted were cute but I’d definitely be nervous if a flock of vultures set up camp near me. Perhaps I watched too many horror movies as a kid. 😀
Jul 31, 2020 20:13:45 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
John Lawrence wrote:
Nice one, Chuy. You have a knack for attracting our feathered friends. I thought the ducklings you adopted were cute but I’d definitely be nervous if a flock of vultures set up camp near me. Perhaps I watched too many horror movies as a kid. 😀
Thank you, John, This tower thing is a recent thing of theirs, they are usually on the creek with me and the ducks and geese. In the morning before they go on their hunting trip, they line both sides of the creek, on hot steaming mornings in the fog I feel like I'm on Safari. I really look forward to them coming home in the Spring every year.
Jul 31, 2020 20:18:10 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
Curmudgeon wrote:
Fun shot. They are all probably sterile from exposure to RF Radiations 
Yes, not happy when I catch them up there, they are usually in the woods by the creek with me.
Jul 31, 2020 20:18:45 #
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Jul 31, 2020 23:23:44 #
carlysue wrote:
Amazing, Chuy! Is this sort of like the Swallows coming to Capistrano?
Seems to me I read somewhere that a southern city (I can't remember the name) has/had a Vulture Festival on the day that traditionally the the buzzards return.
Aug 1, 2020 07:34:15 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
carlysue wrote:
Amazing, Chuy! Is this sort of like the Swallows coming to Capistrano?
I lived not to far from the mission and visited many times, I don't think the buzzards would be to well-received as the famous swallows are, they might cut down on the tourism, just a tad.
Aug 1, 2020 07:42:13 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
Curmudgeon wrote:
Seems to me I read somewhere that a southern city (I can't remember the name) has/had a Vulture Festival on the day that traditionally the the buzzards return.
That sounds like a fun get together, do they hold it at the local morgue?
Aug 1, 2020 08:30:45 #
Aug 1, 2020 12:05:33 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Seems to me I read somewhere that a southern city (I can't remember the name) has/had a Vulture Festival on the day that traditionally the the buzzards return.
Sorry, actually it's in Ohio. Thought I was kidding didn't you
Hinckley Buzzard Sunday in Hinckley, Ohio: See buzzards (turkey vultures) come home to roost in the rock cliffs and ledges in Hinckley. This annual celebration dates back to 1957 when 9,000 visitors flocked the township to see the return of the buzzards from their winter hiatus. The event includes an early bird hike; skits, songs and stories performed in tents or in fields, displays, crafts, photos, contests and additional hikes. Don’t miss this rite of Spring. Learn about the legend that surrounds Buzzard Day and why so many buzzards and people come out in March.
Aug 1, 2020 14:52:35 #
Chuy
Loc: OUT OF TOWN
Curmudgeon wrote:
Sorry, actually it's in Ohio. Thought I was kiddin... (show quote)
Not at all, it sounds like a great time, I would love to be there.
Aug 1, 2020 17:28:42 #
Excellent photo. Not sure they are actually following you, though -- more likely they perch up there to have better surveillance for more food.
The closest I ever got to a vulture was during a castle tour in Germany -- one of them featured a show with trained raptors. A vulture flew into the stands and sat down on a railing not 3 feet from me (drooling). I looked at it and said (loudly) I'm alive!
The closest I ever got to a vulture was during a castle tour in Germany -- one of them featured a show with trained raptors. A vulture flew into the stands and sat down on a railing not 3 feet from me (drooling). I looked at it and said (loudly) I'm alive!
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