Stalking swarms of vulchers...and no...I'm not making it up

[Mira]

Naturally I know these are not keepsake photos, but I want to share something I never expected to see and photograph.
I was nervous, but not as nervous as I was a bit later when I came across wild boars in the woods with BABIES to protect.

With wingspans of 54 " they were circling as we arrived



There were hundreds of them, don't miss them in the trees



They were not really interested in me, after all I was moving and alive



They walk laughably funny, and their only pretty feature is the white on the wings



He rested a minute before flying up into the tree


Here he goes



And here he settled in

[Celebration]

1. Oh, man

Thanks. Is that a turkey vulture? That looks like an amazing site to see. Wow. I am used to that type thing with crows. I am trying to imagine the same thing with vultures. YIKES. Pretty neat, though. Your pics are great at depicting the experience.

[semillama]

4. I believe the ones in the air in the first photo are

but the rest are Black Vultures.

[HarveyDarkey]

2. They like microwave towers too

[Dallas Dem]

3. Creepy....

......they always have such an ominous look. And that wingspan can be intimidating, especially when it's fairly close up.

Thanks for sharing.

[JeffR]

5. Incredible. They may not be pretty, but they are impressive.

And I think the last one is a real keeper.