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Re: Buzzards
In the Okanagan Valley north of the USA/Canada border the Turkey vulture had all but dissapeared in the 1960's . They now have made a huge comeback and we now have about 50 pairs near here. While they are ugly as all get out up close, they are the most magnificent fliers of all. I watched two eagles ride a thermal for about 20 minutes upwards till they were just specks in the sky. along came 4 turkey vultures who rode the same thermals and in 5 minutes they were out of sight. I thought wow they must be lighter than the eagles with the same wing spread. I figured that they probably were just good soarers and not so good near the ground. Wrong! one day we watched one swoop down to elude a smaller bird that was harassing it. It zig zagged thru a grove of some small closely growing trembling aspens that caused the small bird to give up the chase. Its dexterity was amazing to watch.
For God's sake, Don't Quote me! I'm Probably making this crap up!
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