A harbinger of spring has made its annual return to the village of Hinckley, Ohio. Earlier this morning, the turkey buzzards made their return. Each March 15, there is a gathering of watchers who await the return of the turkey buzzards.
HAPPY TURKEY BUZZARD DAY
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Our Turkey and Black Buzzards stay here year round. I even feed them leftovers some times as they will eat anything.
Central PA. He must be heading West...
Larry
I think that is a black buzzard not a turkey vulture.
OP
Central PA. He must be heading West...
Larry
Around here we call them the Gettysburg Air Force.
"I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee."
(Beaky Buzzard)
(Beaky Buzzard)
Ivan the Butcher
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All across Ohio, The Buzzards Return to Hinkley, will be a hot item on the 5:00 news. When I was a kid, it was ALWAYS the lead item!
At the farm, I would see Squadrons of buzzards circling their way North. Often cleaning the roadside as they went.
That deer your stupid brother-in-law gut shot, but never recovered; The buzzards will tell you exactly where it ended up!
Ivan
At the farm, I would see Squadrons of buzzards circling their way North. Often cleaning the roadside as they went.
That deer your stupid brother-in-law gut shot, but never recovered; The buzzards will tell you exactly where it ended up!
Ivan
Here in Louisiana , we have Turkey Vultures . We had a Substation that was a popular roosting area for them . Naturally they caused a lot of issues by crapping all over everything and actually causing power outtages due their long wingspan . The ONLY method that we could use to control them was to pay a large sum of money to the Federal Government for a permit to kill two or three birds . This could only be done by a licensed company . The bird carcasses were then hung up in steel . The other Vultures would leave the substation and find somewhere else to roost for six months or so . Naturally the carcasses would deteriorate and fall apart after a few months .
When I first heard of this I thought it was complete nonsense but it worked .
When I first heard of this I thought it was complete nonsense but it worked .
I live in central Ohio and saw several on the ground in the green space of our development yesterday. I was out on the patio enjoying a little mid-day break when I saw them, and Hinckley immediately came to mind. I assumed they were on their way there! Migration is fascinating, how animals navigate so precisely is hard to comprehend.
They absolutely LOVE the road killed deer here. I think they cruise the highways here just looking for a free meal.
deadin
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Been there, Done that!!
We were camping at the State(?) Park during buzzard season.
For us North westerners that don't have Buzzards here on the WA coast it's just a littler creepy to have a line of them sitting on a roof ridge, just watching everything you do.......
We were camping at the State(?) Park during buzzard season.
For us North westerners that don't have Buzzards here on the WA coast it's just a littler creepy to have a line of them sitting on a roof ridge, just watching everything you do.......
OP
They seem to do that here near Gettysburg too.
I'm amazed at how orderly and calm the buzzards are. I was driving on a country road around Gettysburg and I saw a couple buzzard chowing down on a dead deer on the side of the road. I looked to the right and in the adjacent field in the grass and trees had to be at least 40 buzzards just patiently handing around probably waiting their turn to chomp on the dead deer. Another time I was out driving and came across a couple buzzards chowing down on a carcass in the middle of the road. Usually I see birds take off when I get anywhere close with the car, but these buzzards just took two steps back and let me pass.
Kill them all. At the place I worked in FL, they would swarm the parking lot, **** all over the vehicles, tear the wiper blades from the wipers, rip the rubber seals from the windshields, tear the windsock to pieces--you name it. Got no use for a single one of them.
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Know in some states they are protected. Looks as it the black buzzards have pushed the native turkey buzzards out of many areas. Took this pics for a political comment on another forum, don't dare post it here…
