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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Rurality Blog Hop #8 - The Vultures


The vultures like to roost up in this tree in our yard. In our house in Georgia, not long before we moved, they cleared out 30 acres behind our house to build a stupid subdivision. We would get so many vultures for some reason in our yard. In the mornings it wouldn't be at all odd to find 30 vultures roaming around the back yard! They must like us. I'd let the dogs out to chase them away. I don't mind them up in the trees, but not so much just wandering around in the yard!

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19 comments:

  1. cieldequimperMarch 27, 2013 at 3:09 AM

    Impressive and great in black and white with the touch of red.

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  2. Coloring Outside the LinesMarch 27, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    This reminds me of Poe for some reason..the birds look a bit menacing in b/w.

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  3. NancyMarch 27, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    I actually like to see them around -- they are nature's garbage collectors! :) Great shot Tanya.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 27, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Big birds!

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  5. JoriMarch 27, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    We have them all over too. They freak me out/fascinate me. Awesome photo!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Very creative shot of the vultures ~ and I think I like them in the trees better too. Yet they may eat bugs and stuff you might not want in your house ~ then again a whole 'army' of vultures? Let them be in the trees ~ Bravo to your dogs ^_^

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  7. AdeleMarch 27, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Such a cool pic!! I think I'd like them a bit better in the tress, too.

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  8. TexWisGirlMarch 27, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    great shot in b&w!

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  9. donMarch 27, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    I can't imagine having that many vultures hanging around your place. A fine shot of them.

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  10. Sunnybrook FarmMarch 27, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Our dog has no use for them and takes great joy in barking at them, not sure why as they never show any interest in her. We don't have but a few that hang out around here and I think they had a nest in the barn one time.

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  11. LONDONLULUMarch 27, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Love this capture! I too get somewhat spooked by the sight of vultures skulking nearby on the ground (makes me think, what's died? Or worse, about to die?) - but they look amazing here.

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  12. Elizabeth EdwardsMarch 27, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    i love vultures. they are such cool birds. i know most would probably think i am silly ... but have such cool features. all the details. armor. ( :

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  13. amandaMarch 27, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    I feel the same way - I appreciate the scavengers who clean up what is left behind.. but they kind of freak me out, too.. having them around always means something dead nearby.
    While we were just in Texas recently, my husband & sons hunted. The locals there use the birds to find the dead.. "wait for the buzzards to gather & circle.. they'll lead us there." Thankfully we didn't need to use this method.
    But as I sat reading outside, some would come flying over me low, and I'd jump at their shadow & yell at them to go away!

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  14. LOLfromPasaMarch 27, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Smashing image suited to 'them' birds :).

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  15. Karen LakisMarch 27, 2013 at 5:58 PM

    Vultures always look so ominous - the way they sit up in the trees, gazing (glaring) down. I don't generally see many, but they are kind of neat to look at. That's a very cool picture - I wonder what they're looking at.

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  16. JackMarch 27, 2013 at 9:13 PM

    If so many hung around your yard, some other animal was having a very bad night. We humans keep pushing the wildlife into smaller and smaller areas to survive.

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  17. UnknownMarch 27, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    This is a really striking image!

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  18. RandyMarch 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM

    That would have been a wonderful Halloween shot.

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  19. LindaMarch 28, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    Very stark lines, goes with the idea of vultures.

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