Local Sanitation Group at Work

[CaliforniaPeggy]

We were heading out the other day, and we spotted a dead deer up on the grass. It was surrounded by this group of Black Vultures who were busy reducing it to a pile of bones!

They were concerned enough about me watching them, that they stopped eating to look at me. As soon as Andy drove away, they resumed feeding.

[Dale in Laurel MD]

1. Sort of like the swallows at Capistrano,

the vultures return to roost on my roof and chimneys every year about April 3. This year they were one day late.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. These vultures live here year round.

There's plenty of food for them.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Ugly on the ground...

Beautiful in the air. We have a pair that soar lazy circles in the sky above the house all day long.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Couldn't agree with you more! They soar wonderfully. n/t

[AndyS]

3. The local small towns have taken a natural approach to disposing of

deer carcasses that result from car/deer interface. They can pay some guys to pick up the corpse and get it to the landfill or just do nothing and have it disappear in about 3 days.

We have a healthy flock of vultures . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. This approach is much more cost-effective than paying someone.

Plus, it supports the local wildlife (the ones that survive, anyway.)