tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post2344531627675433953..comments2024-03-11T04:43:00.097-07:00Comments on Las Aventuras: Harbingers of DeathRohrerbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-78152549574377520922012-08-28T14:30:43.275-07:002012-08-28T14:30:43.275-07:00There's a flock of turkey vultures here too --...There's a flock of turkey vultures here too -- we see them most days. They are magnificent birds in flight.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-60189520860258156542012-08-27T20:03:21.191-07:002012-08-27T20:03:21.191-07:00Grrr...I will finish my comment now....because I h...Grrr...I will finish my comment now....because I have worked from home for so long.<br /><br />Sorry. For some reason I have such a hard time commenting on your blog from my tablet. I have to be perfect because it won't let me make any corrections. I am far from perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-28237905037088034452012-08-27T20:01:44.577-07:002012-08-27T20:01:44.577-07:00I love it when you get super excited about somethi...I love it when you get super excited about something, Chris. But what the heck is that last photo? It's scary! My job is good. It is boring but it is steady boring, and I live getting up and having a routine. It's been so long since I have done thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-22025666295139839192012-08-27T19:28:45.755-07:002012-08-27T19:28:45.755-07:00I'm too much of a cynic to believe most compan...I'm too much of a cynic to believe most companies. Too many will promise whatever it takes to get the go ahead, then make a mess and say oops!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-39293455762135789092012-08-27T18:25:58.122-07:002012-08-27T18:25:58.122-07:00beautiful!! we have hawks in the city that i love ...beautiful!! we have hawks in the city that i love to watchA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07716055882668357832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-68674668968251497012012-08-27T18:02:41.433-07:002012-08-27T18:02:41.433-07:00Great photos & post! And I'm glad I wasn&#...Great photos & post! And I'm glad I wasn't the only one photographing vultures recently:) I find them rather fascinating as well (my husband thinks it is quite strange of me). I often pass by trees full of them while I'm on a long distance run, and then chuckle to myself that I probably look so bad that they are speculating how I will probably be their next meal....harbingers indeed!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-2909261857705835642012-08-27T17:02:02.993-07:002012-08-27T17:02:02.993-07:00We have a lot of turkey vultures here too and I ha...We have a lot of turkey vultures here too and I have to agree they are beautiful. I sometimes confuse them with hawks when they are high up in the sky. Quite the regal bird that serves a purpose. Poor deer. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-21465831242116758012012-08-27T16:34:03.970-07:002012-08-27T16:34:03.970-07:00ooo nice....beautiful scenery
I love watching them...ooo nice....beautiful scenery<br />I love watching them soar...<br />...Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-14276511014297983872012-08-27T12:59:30.111-07:002012-08-27T12:59:30.111-07:00Beautiful scenery indeed!!!
They are not the most ...Beautiful scenery indeed!!!<br />They are not the most attractive of birds but they certainly look very elegant in flight. Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143140451200120833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-19022055108129057812012-08-27T12:18:47.523-07:002012-08-27T12:18:47.523-07:00Nice work Chris! Vultures are often seen but much ...Nice work Chris! Vultures are often seen but much less often photographed up close. They're both gross and admirable all at onceLaurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-90712416384714843462012-08-27T10:51:26.084-07:002012-08-27T10:51:26.084-07:00really good pictures of these eaters of the dead.....really good pictures of these eaters of the dead...and rotting! haha. but really...most people don't appreciate these scavengers. i see them all the time...circling overhead...searching. and then gathering at the roadside...doing clean-up!! and since i collect BoNES, i can appreciate what they do!<br /><br />they sure are weird looking though...and i DO think the Dark Crystal creature was definitely fashioned after a vulture!<br /><br />i LOVEloveLOVE your new header picture!laurak/ForestWalkArt :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285156023840252154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-87362169017307714132012-08-27T10:46:54.668-07:002012-08-27T10:46:54.668-07:00Very impressive photos Chris.
We saw a turkey vul...Very impressive photos Chris.<br /><br />We saw a turkey vulture while coming home from WV several years ago. We were stopped for a turn and the thing was sitting there. I couldn't believe how big it was. Awesome!!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020604933621899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-29540108633063047182012-08-27T09:34:25.050-07:002012-08-27T09:34:25.050-07:00Great birds Chris! Thanks for showing them. Six fo...Great birds Chris! Thanks for showing them. Six foot wing span must be something to be seen :-)Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-51424588048878132112012-08-27T09:28:32.485-07:002012-08-27T09:28:32.485-07:00i just passed 2 groups on my way home today - one ...i just passed 2 groups on my way home today - one dining on squirrel; the other on armadillo.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-26667422810149151112012-08-27T09:11:10.884-07:002012-08-27T09:11:10.884-07:00They are pretty ugly up close, but they soar beaut...They are pretty ugly up close, but they soar beautifully. They are so graceful in the air. I love the movie, The Dark Crystal!! It's a family favorite.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132555347136919591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-38372946696663102922012-08-27T07:12:58.729-07:002012-08-27T07:12:58.729-07:00I love to watch the vultures soar over the canyon ...I love to watch the vultures soar over the canyon although visitors are disappointed they are not condors.<br /><br />Nice new header.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-21954342318134138362012-08-27T06:40:12.492-07:002012-08-27T06:40:12.492-07:00Incredible birds and the landscape looks beautiful...Incredible birds and the landscape looks beautiful. What a wonderful area you live in :) and I think the vultures illustrate perfectly the important role every organism plays in an ecosystem! Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-77316887051760559522012-08-27T06:25:47.236-07:002012-08-27T06:25:47.236-07:00My view is that there is a place for everything in...My view is that there is a place for everything in nature Chris, they all have a job to do, it's just that some are more attractive than others I guess. You've got some excellent shots of the flying vulture here, it's a shame about the deer, but that's the cycle oui!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-36277897306335413952012-08-27T06:21:51.849-07:002012-08-27T06:21:51.849-07:00Your first shot is a beauty, but, like you, I pref...Your first shot is a beauty, but, like you, I prefer watching them fly!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-30952763111895449602012-08-27T06:17:28.369-07:002012-08-27T06:17:28.369-07:00Wohoooa... a lot of impressive pictures!
especiall...Wohoooa... a lot of impressive pictures!<br />especially the last one...<br />this creature will come to my nightmares))))<br /><br />Have a great week!<br />xoxo, Juliana<br />[pjhappies.blogspot.com]Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396400833453680309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-4405528635040234592012-08-27T05:54:30.751-07:002012-08-27T05:54:30.751-07:00Amazing header picture! The owl is just outstandi...Amazing header picture! The owl is just outstanding! I can see the beauty in the flight of these vultures but I think my adoration ends there. Ewww!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343040992394808973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-26402999149546406002012-08-27T04:52:49.410-07:002012-08-27T04:52:49.410-07:00Beautiful birds indeed! And I would imagine very g...Beautiful birds indeed! And I would imagine very graceful in flight. I like the similarity to Skeksis...how true! Thanks.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-21193678173245915312012-08-27T03:41:43.340-07:002012-08-27T03:41:43.340-07:00They are indeed ugly big birds, but amazing to wat...They are indeed ugly big birds, but amazing to watch as they soar high overhead on air currents for hours on end. <br />From a distance vultures certainly are majestic birds with awesome wingspans.<br />Beautiful captures here, Chris.<br />Well done :)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-53973626034810265172012-08-27T02:46:55.693-07:002012-08-27T02:46:55.693-07:00They are enormous. From FindlayThey are enormous. From FindlayFindlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196318759342517444.post-17746554027418169092012-08-27T02:03:04.774-07:002012-08-27T02:03:04.774-07:00Here in Texas we call them buzzards! And they do ...Here in Texas we call them buzzards! And they do have a wonderful graceful flight.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924547158802290714noreply@blogger.com