http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/ Gardening, rural life, nature and general observations from a west Texas perspective. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2395 Leslie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2395 Is there such a bird as a turkey vulture? (I suppose I could simply Google it). I've never seen a vulture before, other than the injured one being cared for at our zoo. 50 at once would be quite the sight. Is there such a bird as a turkey vulture? (I suppose I could simply Google it). I’ve never seen a vulture before, other than the injured one being cared for at our zoo. 50 at once would be quite the sight.

]]> http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2396 mary lou Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2396 OOO The lights are blinking...gonna lose power, better post this quick... I had a flock of Turkey Vultures that would sit in the old craggy cottonwood tree in the back yard in Nevada, And Yes they were very intimidating they would all turn face me and spread their wings to sun themselves and then crane their necks down to see if I had anything to eat. OOO The lights are blinking…gonna lose power, better post this quick…
I had a flock of Turkey Vultures that would sit in the old craggy cottonwood tree in the back yard in Nevada, And Yes they were very intimidating they would all turn face me and spread their wings to sun themselves and then crane their necks down to see if I had anything to eat.

]]> http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2397 Dottie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2005/03/15/vultures/#comment-2397 When I was in the Galapagos Islands last November there was a frequent sighting of a certain bird - it was a frigate bird..........this bird reminded me of a vulture - it would swoop down upon the nests of the boobies & swipe the eggs or the baby chicks - I actually saw a frigate steal a baby boobie chick from a nest...........I wasn't fast enough to get a picture.........When I present my presentations of my trip I remark that the frigate bird is the "bad guy" of the Galapagos........ When I was in the Galapagos Islands last November there was a frequent sighting of a certain bird - it was a frigate bird……….this bird reminded me of a vulture - it would swoop down upon the nests of the boobies & swipe the eggs or the baby chicks - I actually saw a frigate steal a baby boobie chick from a nest………..I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture………When I present my presentations of my trip I remark that the frigate bird is the “bad guy” of the Galapagos……..

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