[NatureNS] Turkey Vultures

From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
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My first turkey vulture was back in '82 or '83, as I was walking home from the Yarmouth Air Show.  A large, black bird soared over the trees heading out of Chebogue for Yarmouth.  The set of its wings and its colour pattern identified it.  We saw another one during the Christmas Bird count that year, and it generated a lot of excitement.

Local wisdom is that a fox and lynx farm down near the Chebogue River had something to do with attracting them.  The farm no longer exists, but in the intervening years, turkey vultures in Yarmouth have become commonplace, the year round.  

Now, if somebody could just find a nest!

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Subject: [NatureNS] Turkey Vultures

Hi All,
New 'Life Bird' for me, or I should say bird-'S'!! 
EIGHT Turkey Vultures in a ball field in Granville Ferry (Bridgetown)!
Got some great pictures too!!
They must be very used to people & photographers because they didn't have a problem with this human, anyway, allowing me to go quite close & take some pictures! Fantastic!!!
Also, a Pileated Woodpecker on a big dead tree there too!! What a great day!
Happy Easter!

Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth

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