Black Vulture

[LPJR]

The last two days there has been a Black Vulture in our yard. Not too unusual, however today the bird let me get to within 3 feet of it as it walked under the pool deck. It does not appear to be injured at all. Wondering if it is looking to make a nest, not sure. Just trying to keep the dog from seeing it, he will go nuts if he does cause the bird is huge lol..The vulture may kick his ass actually so I am looking out for Max haha...

[Lunatic]

Make sure the premium on your life insurance is current

[BowhunterNJ]

That thing is cool (and evil) looking!

[Lunatic]

That thing is cool (and evil) looking!

 

They are, look at the face up close:

 

Edited July 27, 2017 by Lunatic

[3Blade]

Cool looking? That is one Fugly creature!

[3Blade]

What did you bury near that pool?

[Rusty]

There's a large roost behind the Sussex Y, and there are dozens of them at the dump every day.  40 years ago you couldn't find a black this far north, now they are everywhere.   

[1190ftalt]

The last two days there has been a Black Vulture in our yard. Not too unusual, however today the bird let me get to within 3 feet of it as it walked under the pool deck. It does not appear to be injured at all. Wondering if it is looking to make a nest, not sure. Just trying to keep the dog from seeing it, he will go nuts if he does cause the bird is huge lol..The vulture may kick his ass actually so I am looking out for Max haha...

I have a camera on the entrance to a cave at about 1500 ft elevation on a cliff face looking east of the Appalachian trail , hoping to get some nice bob cat pictures, turned out this cave was a black buzzard den, it had a nest in it with eggs but coyote or something killed the bird ! Maybe it is building a nest. ?

[1563621]

Suppose to be the only bird that passes gas! Read that somewhere!

[3Blade]

^ I wouldn't doubt it being they eat carrion.

[Greybeard]

Good looking bird compared to it's cousin.  Nice pics!  I'll have to look for them at the land fill next time I'm there.

[Batsto]

Maybe the bird got hit in the head during one of our summer storms. We had a pigeon land in our yard and hang around for almost 2 weeks after a thunder storm.

[GhostBear]

If you can get close, then there's somthing wrong with it, call either f&w, or thr raptor trust to come look it over.

[LPJR]

If you can get close, then there's somthing wrong with it, call either f&w, or thr raptor trust to come look it over.

 

He comes and goes. If he returns again I will call.....

[Rusty]

I have a camera on the entrance to a cave at about 1500 ft elevation on a cliff face looking east of the Appalachian trail , hoping to get some nice bob cat pictures, turned out this cave was a black buzzard den, it had a nest in it with eggs but coyote or something killed the bird ! Maybe it is building a nest. ?

 

Great pictures 1190.