Thanksgiving Turkey Vulture?

I don't know when the turkey vultures

decided that my neighborhood looked like a good place

for them to set up housekeeping,

but they are here and show no signs of departing.

Today as I drove out of the neighborhood,

I noticed that two of the light poles 

were covered with several turkey vultures each.

The vultures were all facing the same direction 

(the same way I was going) 

but oddly, each one of them  had their wings spread wide.

I don't know if they were trying to dry them off

or if they were just pretending to be eagles.

The trees at the north end of the lake 

were black with turkey vultures--none with wings spread.

AP file photo. www.11alive.com

Later, when I returned home, 

I noticed the light poles and the trees

were vulture-free.

But then I turned onto the avenue that leads to my house.

OMG as they say nowadays.

There were almost two dozen turkey vultures lining both sides of the street,

so I had to drive right through them.

Two turkey vultures in the middle of the street 

picked at a carcass while others watched for a chance to take their turn.

An early Thanksgiving treat for them.

More like Halloween for me.

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