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Birders

elleng

(134,765 posts) Wed Jan 17, 2024, 07:01 PM Jan 2024

Saw a few 'vultures' cleaning up a small animal, but camera battery died so no pics.

Sorry to miss such interesting events.

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Saw a few 'vultures' cleaning up a small animal, but camera battery died so no pics. (Original Post) elleng Jan 2024 OP

Vultures roost on top of the water tower in my neighborhood Walleye Jan 2024 #1

Have seen some IN the road near home, elleng Jan 2024 #2

Walleye

(33,940 posts)

1. Vultures roost on top of the water tower in my neighborhood

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Wed Jan 17, 2024, 07:12 PM

Jan 2024

I’ve seen as many as 10 up there. After a rain they sit on the rail around the water tank with their wings spread out to dry. Very cool large birds. Hard to get a good picture of them because they’re so far away. Gotta take my long lens down there one day

elleng

(134,765 posts)

2. Have seen some IN the road near home,

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 17, 2024, 07:43 PM

Jan 2024

and caught a few 'often' before a fence was removed from a nearby property; they'd hang around the fence so I was able to stop and click.

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