Vultures i think ? (1 Viewer)

[Knight]

Took this photo last week guess these fellows were warm or they were catching some ray`s

Picture was taken near route 148 Bryson Quebec.

 

[buckskin hawk]

Certainly are a few of them and all lined up on the fence posts. Great photo but gives me goose Bumps.

 

[Hanno]

Never birded in the States, but aren't those Turkey Vultures?

 

[KC Foggin]

Yes, these are Turkey Vultures and... if you get close enough to them hold your nose

 

[Tero]

Looks like Turkey. Have never seen Black. More a SE type of bird.

 

[Knight]

Theres over 20 in this photo but there was about 50 of them before i got to close and they started flying off hehe. Photo is poor quality wise it was a hot hazy day.
Dont think they are native birds , i think the Quebec gov brought them in to clean off the highways about 10 to 15 maybe 20 years ago .

 

[Hanno]

Dont think they are native birds , i think the Quebec gov brought them in to clean off the highways about 10 to 15 maybe 20 years ago .

Not according to this website: Turkey Vulture

 

[samuel walker]

I've been told the summer range is as far North as N Ontario.*
Sam

*Tammie Hache the bird lady of Manitouwadge

 

[searobin]

Amazing. How many things must die every day to sustain all these vultures? :eek!:

 

[Hanno]

Amazing. How many things must die every day to sustain all these vultures?

Maybe not that many, apart from carrion, they do hunt themselves (small animals, birds). I also remember from a trip to Venezuela that they were partial to rubbish tips.

 

[bubobubo]

wow what a picture! thanks for that.

 

[Knight]

I have never seen so many Vultures as i have this summer, its crazy around here there all over the place . I can count a couple of dozens every day .

I have a picture here that took yesterday with a couple of Vulture surounding a bird of prey of some kind .They were only a few feet from him . Im sorry for the bad photo im just learning this camera . They were moving away because they saw me .

ps I have a telephoto lens on order i should get it next week so my distant photos should improve in quality.

 

[Larry Lade]

That is an interesting looking raptor with the Turkey Vultures. Perhaps a Red-tailed Hawk or maybe even a Northern Goshawk. I cannot really make it out. I do not think it is a Ferruginous Hawk (as the leg feathering looks to be white and not brown).

 

[erizzo]

It looks like maybe a Red Tailed but could also be a Northern Harrier, I doubt it but its still an option.

 

[Knight]

I think its a Red tailed Hawk , i just rememberd that i took a photo of one about 1 km from the vulture one last spring.