Noe said:
They are eagles zoom in on then the wing tips are not finger like
Not eagles. Look like the everyday black vulture which is commonly called a buzzard in the USA. They eat carrion but will also hunt small animals, one tried to eat my chihuahua but his swooping down ended up finding my great Pyrs big maw instead. In the mornings they ride the warming air up and glide around on the air currents while using as little energy as possible while they warm up and disperse for the day. If you see large groups later in the day something is dying on the ground. I see them every morning as they come off their roosting on a cell tower near me.
Hot air rises and creates upward currents. To conserve energy birds will use these updrafts to gain altitude and stay in the air longer without exerting the energy required to flap their wings.
They’re using rising air currents to gain altitude. These currents can easily take them up several thousand feet. Other large birds use air currents too, along with people who hang glide. The group of birds here are buzzards (vultures). When you see them in a group like this, it is called a “kettle”. If you see them in a group feeding on a carcass, it’s called a wake. A group roosting in a tree or on the ground is called a committee.
I live where these buggers do and they may also have found dinner. I see them circling usually where they find a weak animal or a carcass. They do stop and ride the thermals, but that’s also a good way to hunt and get a look at what’s available below.
Sage said:
It would be a very messy world without Vultures!
EXACTLY!!! I call them “NATURE’S CLEAN-UP CREW”! They are just ONE of the many animals we humans give a BAD RAP! We need to thank these guys for preventing the spread of diseases!
They are roughly eagle-like in shape. If they’re crows, then they’re not Australian crows. If they’re vultures then they’re not those vultures with a long neck. They’re bigger than hawks.
zoom in on then the wing tips are not finger like