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Nature's Clean-up Crew...please don't hate me

MamaWick — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:48:09 GMT

It's a different post today. There is something dead in the lot next to us. Don't know what, but please don't be sad as this is the circle of life. The vultures are doing what they need to, and they are also magnificent creatures. They wait their turn and share.

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mspatmac — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:52:19 GMT

What great pictures of the vultures and I don't hate you. I get my Nature lessons from you

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godi — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:19:36 GMT

Awesome pictures!

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Leggett28 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:25:19 GMT

@MamaWick Thanks for the pictures, they're great.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:28:59 GMT

I love birds. Doesn't matter what kind, I just do.

I took an ornithology class in college and learned a few things about those vultures. They have very few feathers, if any, on their heads and they also have a 'collar' of feathers around their necks. Both of those features help them eat. Think about where they go in the carcass. Head feathers just get in the way and would collect stuff. The collar keeps things from dripping down...probably TMI but it's interesting nonetheless.

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Another new name Sue — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:37:37 GMT

Hate you? Of course not! It's interesting to see. Next come the other decomposers like insects and microscopic life forms to finish the job. It's nature recycling. (Hope it wasn't someone's pet.)

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MamaWick — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:57:50 GMT

@SilleeMee thanks for the info. I find the vultures to be fascinating. The acid in their bodies neutralizes disease, so even if they clean up a rabid animal, they will not contract or carry rabies, etc.

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January121 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:21:57 GMT

@MamaWick .... Thanks for sharing .... nature is so remarkable & interesting 🦌

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goldensrbest — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:22:28 GMT

I hope it was not a deer,they were munching on.

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MamaWick — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:42:54 GMT

@goldensrbest Don't know, not gonna look.

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on the bay — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:12:20 GMT

@MamaWick -

You take incredible pictures!

This looks like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie 😬

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MamaWick — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:49:59 GMT

@on the bay PapaWick deserves most of the credit. I took some, but he took more. Since we share the same name, they are all wickpics...lol

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homedecor1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:59:23 GMT

@MamaWick

Yes "circle of nature" for sure!!! We see these vultures almost everyday having a "buffet"...at least it keeps dead animals from laying on roads or roadways.

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maximillian — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:16:46 GMT

Great photos. Thank you. We have turkey vultures too. Sadly, we have roadkill, so the turkey vultures and crows do a good cleanup job on our local roads. Every creature has a place in God's world.

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luvzchiz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 05:30:05 GMT

@MamaWick We have a pair of Turkey vultures who sometimes visit our yard. They like to eat the canned cat food that we put out for the feral cats. They also enjoy drinking from the water we serve.

I understand the cycle of life, but I get upset when the hawks come down and get a mourning dove. The doves mate for life, so it's sad to see a loner. My DH says, if you put out a buffet, all come to enjoy. He's right of course, but I don't have to see it.

Woofs and safety to Cricket.

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Lindsays Grandma — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:23:43 GMT

The pictures are amazing. Every living creature has its purpose here on earth. The vultures don't have the best reputation but again, they too are here for a purpose. What a beautiful book all of your pictures would make.

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riley1 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:39:39 GMT

@MamaWick - Thank you for the pics. Vultures serve such an important role in the ecosystem and I have many pics of them.

Several years ago we were out for a ride and in the distance could see something in the middle of the road. couldn't figure out what it was until we got closer. It was a young black vulture strutting his stuff down the yellow line, lol. I have great pics of him (her?).

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vermint — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:08:11 GMT

@MamaWick We live in a rural area and see a LOT of buzzards. They're not exactly pretty, but they sure have their useful place in nature!

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wilma — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:44:52 GMT

@MamaWick

Yes, they serve a purpose. I saw this one on a neighbor’s roof in my suburban neighborhood a few weeks ago.

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KatieB — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:55:35 GMT

I would never hate you @MamaWick because of all the pics you post and what you do extra for Mama Deer and Tracy Deer.