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lynne

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18. Last time I saw this, we'd had a heavy snow -

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 11:59 PM

Jan 2013

- the ground had been covered for a while and I began to notice vultures lined up in trees near the road. They were waiting for road kill and - if something got hit - they would all go at it and would stay in the middle of the road until it was gone. They wouldn't move for vehicles.

We've had the big groups of starlings the past few years. There will be so many that it makes my ears hurt when they take off as a group. Guess it's a pressure change from their wings.

No recent vultures, thankfully, but Leesburg is only about 45 minutes away and I've got my fingers crossed they don't come here to visit!

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Like Hitchcock's The Birds. Anyone else had weird black vultures take over your neighborhood?? [View all] madfloridian Jan 2013 OP

We don't get the vultures MNBrewer Jan 2013 #1

I see a ton of these in central florida d_r Jan 2013 #2

That would be a treat to see sand hill cranes. madfloridian Jan 2013 #5

YEP MOMFUDSKI Jan 2013 #3

lots of crows Richard D Jan 2013 #4

Think it's the climate change. All creatures are becoming quite confused graham4anything Jan 2013 #6

We have been in the 80s for over a week. madfloridian Jan 2013 #7

I've seen more than normal (I'm 45 mins East of Leesburg). FSogol Jan 2013 #8

I used to, but nevermore. Nt. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #9

lol madfloridian Jan 2013 #12

Crows Screaming @ Owl otohara Jan 2013 #10

Now that is just plain mean. madfloridian Jan 2013 #11

Great Horned Owls eat crows cpwm17 Jan 2013 #16

It's called "mobbing". They do it to Bald Eagles too,and probably other raptors. virgogal Jan 2013 #23

They are creatures of habit quaker bill Jan 2013 #13

We need them in the environment, I know. madfloridian Jan 2013 #19

I have been to a couple of houses quaker bill Jan 2013 #28

Oh, for cripes and criminy! Daemonaquila Jan 2013 #14

They might be interesting one on one. madfloridian Jan 2013 #20

Buzzards are the only birds I dislike; they are nasty critters, Zorra Jan 2013 #15

"Peace Eagle" A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #17

Last time I saw this, we'd had a heavy snow - lynne Jan 2013 #18

We've had starlings, robins, and crows migrating often... madfloridian Jan 2013 #22

we had 17 of them on the roof Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #21

Oh my!!!!!! LeftInTX Jan 2013 #24

“For a species making a living at eating dead things they’re sensitive to their own species...” Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #25

It evoked the same feelings... madfloridian Jan 2013 #26

They are my favorite bird Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #27

In the City of Rochester; Washington Square Park is a winter roost for crows... Earth_First Jan 2013 #29