The Vultures

There are about 7 vultures in this photo.  Take my word for it, or try to find them for yourself like one of those Find-a-Picture things, but there are at least 7.  There were more than 7 in the trees, but it's not easy to get a decent shot of vultures in the trees when you are hanging out the passenger side window while your mom is driving down the road in a moving car.  I will give my mom credit, she recognized it was something I would want to photograph and willingly turned around to try to get a shot (we drove by 3 times... people were staring).

Not only were the vultures in the trees, they were sitting on the ground on the opposite side of the road, except this one who was perched on a dead tree.  My mom supposed that there was a dead animal or something in the weeds.  "You mean something like a dead body?" I asked (key dramatic music and a some thunder and lightning).  It wouldn't be the first dead body in Mathews.  But seriously, you can typically nose those things out in August in record heat.  And I wasn't nosing nothin'.

So, apparently, just outside of town heading to Haven Beach, there is a vulture hang out.  They were there each day we drove down the road.  they never startled, never flew away.  Just watched us drive by.  

Makes you hope they don't possess a sixth sense.

When I do my posts on the VA Living Museum you can learn why vultures have no feathers on their head and neck.