Predators of the Wetlands Continued
A return to the Wetlands with a pair of rubber boots enabled me to go a little further than just the edge of the trees. An open vantage point surrounded by so many perches brought about the last animation in my previous post and also this photo of a red-tailed hawk. Soaring wings in the distance caught my eye. The distinct shape of a turkey vulture, no more than a speck of black drifting in the wind, but it seemed to be moving closer. I'd already stumbled upon the leftovers of an animal that had become victim to a predator and perhaps my clumsy rubber boots had scared off the predator before it could finish its meal. Surely the turkey vulture would not be able to detect the remains from that far away. I was wrong. The turkey vulture closed in and circled around. Before it finally came to rest on a dead tree stump right beside me! Turkey vultures do not look quite as noble as hawks and eagles with the lack of feathers on their heads, but they really are very impressive ...