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Silly little outlaw based off of a turkey vulture
(Cathartes aura)... This Turkey Vulture here decided to be "The Star" of the morning...
Vultures are holy creatures.
Tending the dead.
Bowing low.
Bared head.
Whispers to cold flesh,
“Your old name is not your king.
I rename you ‘Everything.’”
#TurkeyVulture
Mountainous Parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
@BenAdrienProulx June 15th, 2024.
#Turkey Buzzard
This Buzzard has been hovering the edge for like 30 minutes in front of us while we were having lunch at aprx. 1800 feet high… so clearly he wasn't looking for a carcasse but more to keep an eye on us, I would say. And I know well, there is a very old cave just underneath us, like a 100 feet below and these guys will frequently use caves for their nesting periods. So I wouldn't be surprise that our friend presently here uses that cave.
@BenAdrienProulx August 9, 2024.
Inktober day 5 This turkey vulture is pleased to make your acquaintance :>
Very important research for d&d
SO NO ONE ON MY SIDE BLOG IS AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS I AM,SO I'M GONNA SHARE IT WITH MORE PEOPLE HERE. Also, it occurs to me that I didn't explain myself well. These two birds at the center (among about a dozen others) were really friendly and genuinely happy about interacting with us. Fyi: the birds at the center were ones that were brought to the rehab facility, but for whatever reason, could not be released afterward. (Also, I have no idea what the actual sex of these birds was, but I realized part way through I was referring to them as "he", so I sorta went with it.) The raven showed off, hopping around his cage pulling grapes out of a whole bunch of little hiding places, talking and pulling his bell toy to first get our attention. The turkey vulture was really amiable, coming up to the edge of his cage and walking around and very clearly non-verbally interacting with us (in a non-threatening/non-threatened way). He was really chill and just excited to have guests. He played with some twigs (as did the raven) and then did something incredible. He spontaneously decided to display for us. I don't want to spoil it with a less-than-adequate description, so I'll post the video. It was so awesome. Both of them got jealous when we were paying attention to the other, but seemed to actually be friends. At one point the raven made a point of moving so that he could sit on a perch next to where the vulture was sitting, separated by the wall/fence between their enclosures, and vocalizing (and the vulture seemed to be comfortable in the raven's presence as well). Like I said, cute.
SO WE VISITED THE SHARON AUDOBON CENTER AND MET A VERY FUNNY AND CLEVER RAVEN AND THE CUTEST FRIENDLIEST TURKEY VULTURE. THE RAVEN WAS GORGEOUS AND THE VULTURE WAS UGLY BUT SO ADORABLE. (These are terrible pictures; they were much more majestic in person.)
HERE'S THE VIDEO.
Turkey vulture at the Sharon Audubon Center ~ So unless we grossly misinterpreted this guy’s behavior (and if we did, please let me know) he simply decided he liked us and gave us a fantastic display. Both before and after this, his behavior was non-threatening and non-aggressive. He really did seem like he just wanted to make friends. So. Freaking. Cute.
Turkey vulture at the Sharon Audubon Center ~ So unless we grossly misinterpreted this guy’s behavior (and if we did, please let me know) he simply decided he liked us and gave us a fantastic display. Both before and after this, his behavior was non-threatening and non-aggressive. He really did seem like he just wanted to make friends. So. Freaking. Cute.
i ought to draw more birds
Constant Carrion, Jey Schroeder, 2023