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The Tale of the Turkey Vulture
I remember one time while in the North Country, I witnessed a group of turkey vultures gathered in a field off the side of an unknown road in Canton. It was quite a sight, seeing a bunch of those large, magnificent birds all gathered in one spot around what was presumably some sort of carcass. I also recall, both in the North Country and at my home in Pennsylvania, spotting many turkey vultures in the air spiraling around a specific location and wondering what had died, and how it passed.
great horned owl
I heard crows calling and went outside with my camera hoping there was a good reason for their commotion. As hoped, there was a great horned owl just off the path in the woods.
Great Horned Owl
I heard a mob of crows carrying on in the woods. So I grabbed my camera and entered the path near where the crows were gathering. As suspected, there was this beautiful owl perched in the tree.