two days now, morning then evening….the first time i was out feeding Goats and suddenly they were overhead…LOW….very low and i was so excited!!!!!…..CROWS! and called out to them with my best Crow Voice but they swooped lower and i saw they were Turkey Vultures. They were riding the thermals…so still in their flight, at ease and some would lite in the tallest of Pines, wavering there on the thin branches. They are large birds and i read, the only birds with a sense of smell. Yesterday i walked down through the middle of the Oak Forest to the Meadow. Before that i counted by identity, each Goat. Called Puppy and Talkie. All accounted for. So i walked down…who can know?, but nada. So i think they are just gathering. Like Crows do in New Mex at season change, to mark their census, gather information, strengthen their identification to community. Some migrate. But i think, if i am understanding correctly, the ones here are considered Resident. This pic has 10, so, judging by this, there must be at least 40 in this gathering. Maybe easily more. Though they are not pretty beings, it is still…..very reassuring. That ritual goes on. Even tho. And they have added this Hill to their flight pattern.
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