tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post1316895554894849798..comments2023-10-10T06:13:19.536-04:00Comments on my life my art my journey: WBW 32-The Bone PickersSondrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-91236650653224943442011-07-12T15:14:17.475-04:002011-07-12T15:14:17.475-04:00Bonepickers! Love the name ... and the pics you g...Bonepickers! Love the name ... and the pics you got of them. Very interesting.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-66518354359855948052011-07-05T12:35:41.743-04:002011-07-05T12:35:41.743-04:00Love the shots - wow, you guys sure do have a lot ...Love the shots - wow, you guys sure do have a lot of vultures!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-20076969838091302262011-07-03T23:53:02.900-04:002011-07-03T23:53:02.900-04:00Wow! Loved the post...and great shots of the Black...Wow! Loved the post...and great shots of the Black Vulture! I see a lot more Turkey Vultures up here, but am starting to see more and more black vultures. Those pines remind me of the Black Vultures I saw on Pinckney...very cool.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-46560358000214226232011-07-02T12:45:41.505-04:002011-07-02T12:45:41.505-04:00I don't care if vultures are very ugly, I real...I don't care if vultures are very ugly, I really like these birds and they always do a great job keeping nature clean. Wonderful set of shots!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-86698735076281009502011-07-02T03:56:08.333-04:002011-07-02T03:56:08.333-04:00Fantastic series, Sandra. It is so exciting to see...Fantastic series, Sandra. It is so exciting to see birds from books alive at your site!Malgorzata Ingstadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630169841942226128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-29111491583850297042011-07-01T19:42:46.435-04:002011-07-01T19:42:46.435-04:00Fab 4...I love it! haha.....reminds me of the scen...Fab 4...I love it! haha.....reminds me of the scene in Disney's Jungle book with the buzzards who had the brittish accent...."Now don't start that again"Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710632594324828073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-68346374000676408302011-07-01T17:42:17.963-04:002011-07-01T17:42:17.963-04:00Springman I like that TV Dinners--pretty funnySpringman I like that TV Dinners--pretty funnySondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-37289169742781249442011-07-01T00:04:32.975-04:002011-07-01T00:04:32.975-04:00Excellent post! I love it. Your pictures are so ...Excellent post! I love it. Your pictures are so great. I posted some vultures one time, but there is no comparison. I love yours so much. <br /><br />We always remind ourselves to move a little bit faster when we see a flock of "buzzards" circling. (That's what we call them out here in the west, yee haw!).<br /><br />(Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-76744681723068891662011-06-30T17:22:20.596-04:002011-06-30T17:22:20.596-04:00Great post, Sondra, with some cool pictures. We us...Great post, Sondra, with some cool pictures. We usually only get Turkey Vultures in New England. In Germany they tried to train vultures to find the bodies of dead missing people, but the vultures weren't interested. I guess they'd prefer Hamburgers too.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-44640289230100213462011-06-30T02:32:27.089-04:002011-06-30T02:32:27.089-04:00I saw lots of them when I visited Costa Rica. To b...I saw lots of them when I visited Costa Rica. To bad There were no time to really study them. Thanks for sharing.NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-86772524220593174832011-06-29T23:08:43.862-04:002011-06-29T23:08:43.862-04:00Great shots of these interesting birds! I like th...Great shots of these interesting birds! I like the first frame with the vulture in flight!Pat Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443218594981001495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-33639392817024185302011-06-29T15:33:38.407-04:002011-06-29T15:33:38.407-04:00A great series of photos of these interesting bird...A great series of photos of these interesting birds. I had a laugh at your description of the hamburger meat! and, yes, I am vegetarian!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-91673579269941984002011-06-29T13:57:04.351-04:002011-06-29T13:57:04.351-04:00Great captures of the "Bone Pickers".
A ...Great captures of the "Bone Pickers".<br />A lovely post to read... they are a bird we don't see in the UK. and as usual backed up with your stunning imagestheconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-40530283663614935232011-06-29T13:12:16.016-04:002011-06-29T13:12:16.016-04:00Bone pickers, that's a great name for them. As...Bone pickers, that's a great name for them. As I have always said, they have a face only a mother could love. Great captures!BirdingMainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362549826649321965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-80597734199500414372011-06-29T12:45:07.969-04:002011-06-29T12:45:07.969-04:00What beautiful photos!
The one where you can close...What beautiful photos!<br />The one where you can closely see the face and the eyes, they look intelligent and gentle.<br />I'm snickering about the Hamburger meat.<br />So true though. Yet, we still eat it,...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-4238116063626000632011-06-29T09:49:57.867-04:002011-06-29T09:49:57.867-04:00Wonderful shots of these "bonepickers" -...Wonderful shots of these "bonepickers" - I love the third one! That guy looks rather handsome peering from the branches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-25403866526597498262011-06-29T09:46:07.367-04:002011-06-29T09:46:07.367-04:00Great shots and post on the vultures, Sondra! Stay...Great shots and post on the vultures, Sondra! Stay cool,eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-31541408515304662082011-06-29T09:17:17.806-04:002011-06-29T09:17:17.806-04:00Amazing photos and great information about Vulture...Amazing photos and great information about Vultures, Sondra! <br />Although I may not eat another hamburger.:)<br />How your Wrens are doing well!jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-77749933410155439552011-06-29T09:14:51.357-04:002011-06-29T09:14:51.357-04:00Wonderful photos again Sondra!! They are some of N...Wonderful photos again Sondra!! They are some of Nature's undertakers and they certainly do a very good job, not too attractive in the looks department though ;)<br /><br />No, I'm not sick of the Wren photos :)ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-6207656006160707602011-06-29T06:03:32.605-04:002011-06-29T06:03:32.605-04:00I don't know what it is about vultures but I h...I don't know what it is about vultures but I have been rather partial to them ever since the barbershop quartet of vultures in the cartoon version of the Jungle Book.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-43166230635578597332011-06-29T05:10:30.369-04:002011-06-29T05:10:30.369-04:00Hi there - they really do have a face only a mothe...Hi there - they really do have a face only a mother could love! But what a splendid bird!<br /><br />Not point in having feathers if they are going to get coated in gore I suppose!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-49516931731593087882011-06-28T23:49:31.468-04:002011-06-28T23:49:31.468-04:00Great post Sondra. Such beauties, only ever seen t...Great post Sondra. Such beauties, only ever seen these in captivity before. Kings of the air.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-75238745518494730692011-06-28T23:09:40.426-04:002011-06-28T23:09:40.426-04:00HI Sondra..You are funny girl lol!!
We have Turkey...HI Sondra..You are funny girl lol!!<br />We have Turkeys Vultures hereand I love to watch them circle and circle an area where something foul is going on !lol<br />Love your photos ...these guys are a pretty interesting lot!!<br />I with you on the humidity thing.. yuck!!<br />Try to stay cool and don't work to hard!! Gracegrammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-52337163053544967032011-06-28T22:41:28.001-04:002011-06-28T22:41:28.001-04:00Bone pickers! Love it! The kids around here call r...Bone pickers! Love it! The kids around here call road kill TV(Turkey vulture)dinners. I have heard, and you seem to substantiate it, that vultures are the most compatable birds with humans. That they are darlings in every way and crave our affection! Tell me there's not a nice dark blog post there! Your pictures are outstanding and a little chilling. Not at all like wrens!<br />Cheers to you Ms.SondraSpringmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.com