Sky Burial
For about a month in the spring and fall, large numbers of turkey vultures migrate through this area. They are the biggest bird one is likely to see around here. Adult wingspans vary between 5 and 6...
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Two years ago I wrote briefly about the Tibetan funerary custom of sky burial. Now, the vultures again circle my neighborhood, swooping within a few feet of my bedroom window before taking their...
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While the spring migrating turkey vultures have passed through some time ago, and the fall migrators have yet to arrive, a resident population remains. In this area there are plenty of woods for them...
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