Around here, it's rare to see them landed. Mostly we see them gliding
around on the updrafts - sometimes in groups of more than 20. They're
interesting birds, and sometimes they're close enough to see the red
head, but I agree that it is nicer to watch the hawks and migrating
sandhill cranes :)
Mark
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Each Fall, migratory Turkey Vultures (Buzzards) arrive in Tullahoma, and
> spend the evenings on the railings of a water tank, less than a mile from my
> house. Today, as I passed the tank at 3:00pm, I noted that quite a few were
> assembled there. With only a normal lens on the E-1, I had to crop the
> image, but these guys are not something you want to see close up, anyway.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Buzzard+Roost.jpg.html
>
> E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 28mm, ISO 200, 1/640 at f/8, RAW
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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