tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post8933556381729651355..comments2024-02-28T05:22:18.232-05:00Comments on THE BACK STORY -: FLYday - Turkey VultureAFTERMATHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-13108536466296855452022-08-26T20:50:41.744-04:002022-08-26T20:50:41.744-04:00w2y34t3x05 l6r67h3z74 l1s31i9c52 e6y89e5d15 a1... <a href="https://sleighse48743.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>w2y34t3x05</strong></a> l6r67h3z74 <a href="https://sheysoo09929.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>l1s31i9c52</strong></a> e6y89e5d15 <a href="https://thiset50828.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>a1d30g0h70</strong></a> b2h38e4h08thesoezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269947591930445355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-69799750393846820142011-04-11T13:39:49.842-04:002011-04-11T13:39:49.842-04:00Robin Wallace commented on your link.
Robin wrote:...Robin Wallace commented on your link.<br />Robin wrote: "Congratulations once again!!! Your photos and writings are the best!"Robin W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-83740734790572090582011-04-11T08:05:51.458-04:002011-04-11T08:05:51.458-04:00Kathy, John and Christine thanks very much for the...Kathy, John and Christine thanks very much for the views and compliments. CatnLion, i agree completely that it seems kind of counter logical that a bird that massive can fly on its own power. I would say that there are "fossil" fuels involved though as it is a very primitive bird. har harAFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-4069160709791597262011-04-11T08:03:58.949-04:002011-04-11T08:03:58.949-04:00Rolling, thanks. I like that "poetry in a fra...Rolling, thanks. I like that "poetry in a frame." True, so true.AFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-69774042294155669302011-04-11T08:03:11.986-04:002011-04-11T08:03:11.986-04:00Very nice photo. R
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April 11, 2011 07:2...Very nice photo. R<br /> Sheba Marx<br />April 11, 2011 07:25 AMShebanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-28998240552633169392011-04-11T08:00:16.473-04:002011-04-11T08:00:16.473-04:00What gets me is something that big can fly without...What gets me is something that big can fly without jet engines.<br /> Catnlion<br />April 11, 2011 01:06 AMCatnLionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-36746527376405850092011-04-11T07:59:00.232-04:002011-04-11T07:59:00.232-04:00What a beautiful photo. Thank you. -R-
Christine ...What a beautiful photo. Thank you. -R-<br /> Christine Geery<br />April 11, 2011 12:53 AMChristinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-83886474012477173782011-04-10T19:38:01.146-04:002011-04-10T19:38:01.146-04:00John Bald commented on your link.
John wrote: &quo...John Bald commented on your link.<br />John wrote: "Terrific shot, congratulations"Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-36491486877021085732011-04-10T11:34:31.435-04:002011-04-10T11:34:31.435-04:00Kathy Austen-Tee commented on your link.
Kathy wro...Kathy Austen-Tee commented on your link.<br />Kathy wrote: "What a superb picture Robin! So crystal clear ... and congratulations on your achievement!"Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-5125467022612884852011-04-10T10:33:27.940-04:002011-04-10T10:33:27.940-04:00Regal bird, great picture, :) poetry in a frame :)...Regal bird, great picture, :) poetry in a frame :)<br /> Rolling<br />April 10, 2011 10:13 AMRollingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-67978193316423271572011-04-10T09:47:51.872-04:002011-04-10T09:47:51.872-04:00ASimpleShutterbug, thank you for looking and for m...ASimpleShutterbug, thank you for looking and for making me a favorite, too.AFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-27257481366635224612011-04-10T09:46:48.116-04:002011-04-10T09:46:48.116-04:00Great shot! It is amazing that they can be ugly an...Great shot! It is amazing that they can be ugly and beautiful at the same time.<br /> A Simple Shutterbug<br />April 10, 2011 09:08 AMASimpleShutterBugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-45493320430658751702011-04-10T09:45:51.577-04:002011-04-10T09:45:51.577-04:00Jan, Keep watching the birds. Perhaps when the mom...Jan, Keep watching the birds. Perhaps when the moment is right, they will "tell" you.AFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-55551543041325443802011-04-10T09:45:02.084-04:002011-04-10T09:45:02.084-04:00I am now 85 years old and have been losing weight ...I am now 85 years old and have been losing weight over the past few months and my hearing is going(or, at least the high frequencies) and my left eye has a clouding lens. I sleep these days far too much and somehow the final dissolution is not as frightening as it has been. I would be proud to have at least some of my substance glide in wide circles through the skies. At the moment I cannot figure out how to manage that.<br /> Jan Sand<br />April 09, 2011 10:56 AMJan Sandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-53450830070283540882011-04-09T10:23:32.991-04:002011-04-09T10:23:32.991-04:00Sondra, Thank you for the compliment. It's so ...Sondra, Thank you for the compliment. It's so gratifying to get compliments/responses like that when it's such a common bird, and not a popular bird for the most part either. Guess it was a good photo!<br />Jan, a carcass which will feed yet another creature, some kind of bottom feeder, or not. And so the circle goes and so goes a thoroughly beaten to death metaphor, which will serve as a metaphor to the metaphor, yet again..............<br />Thanks for the read and view!AFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-85081760278521583052011-04-09T10:21:09.888-04:002011-04-09T10:21:09.888-04:00The way the US Congress and the president keep cir...The way the US Congress and the president keep circling around their nation that seems determined to become a carcass does indeed remind one of vultures. And the way the corporate world is stripping meat from bone will no doubt leave nothing much more than a dessicated skeleton.<br /> Jan Sand<br />April 09, 2011 09:40 AMJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-64130663805481678632011-04-09T09:41:35.959-04:002011-04-09T09:41:35.959-04:00Great SHOT...They are beautiful birds with a bit o...Great SHOT...They are beautiful birds with a bit of an ugly face that only a birder could love!!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-29579694975535372432011-04-09T08:59:23.144-04:002011-04-09T08:59:23.144-04:00Although I am purposely misinterpreting your adjec...Although I am purposely misinterpreting your adjective, I find nothing common about this wonderful current product of evolution. This interaction of the universe with our most ingenious protoplasm comes up with a most fantastic set of solutions and the bird is a noteworthy example of what can be done with bones, flesh and feathers.<br /> Jan Sand<br />April 09, 2011 02:27 AMJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-38261574364252835972011-04-08T19:10:33.094-04:002011-04-08T19:10:33.094-04:00As someone who attempts every day to somehow get i...As someone who attempts every day to somehow get involved with birds I can only feel delight at the wonderful flying machine in your photo. With such relatively small skulls their marvelous nervous systems work marvels. I never forget they are our representatives from the ancient dinosaurs.<br /> Jan Sand<br />April 08, 2011 01:03 PMJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-58558372130205384442011-04-08T19:09:45.288-04:002011-04-08T19:09:45.288-04:00I get them at eye level often...magnificent birds!...I get them at eye level often...magnificent birds!<br /> BuffyW<br />April 08, 2011 01:00 PMBuffyWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-15405944352054288542011-04-08T19:08:38.329-04:002011-04-08T19:08:38.329-04:00That's a magnificent shot, Robin. A reminder o...That's a magnificent shot, Robin. A reminder of nature's way of balancing herself on her own. Thank you for sharing your talents.<br /><br />♥R<br /> FusunA<br />April 08, 2011 12:33 PMFusunAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-56792281707859741612011-04-08T19:06:59.135-04:002011-04-08T19:06:59.135-04:00Our turkey vultures stuck out the winter this year...Our turkey vultures stuck out the winter this year. They took care of a lot of the road kill. I'm grateful for them--so amazing in flight--and a reminder that even the ugliest of nature's offerings contains a gift.<br /> fingerlakeswanderer<br />April 08, 2011 12:18 PMfingerlakeswanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-66012132441727890582011-04-08T19:04:18.036-04:002011-04-08T19:04:18.036-04:00Chris, thank you. It is a massive bird at almost 4...Chris, thank you. It is a massive bird at almost 4 feet of wing span. Close up, they have comical heads, too. At least I think so. Many people just think they are disgusting. We also have Black vultures here, though in Maine they are rare.AFTERMATHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-70423439192441551202011-04-08T16:54:30.106-04:002011-04-08T16:54:30.106-04:00Stunning shot,looks a massive bird and all we'...Stunning shot,looks a massive bird and all we've got at the moment is blackheaded gulls just put the pics on my blog...<br /><br />Best wisjies<br /><br /> ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-56741742031851308692011-04-08T14:58:16.862-04:002011-04-08T14:58:16.862-04:00The turkey vultures are flying northward into our ...The turkey vultures are flying northward into our valley again, one of my favorite springtime moments, watching these birds glide between the mountain ranges...<br />...and you're so punny : )<br /> Just Thinking...<br />April 08, 2011 12:16 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com