This past week I came across a couple of large birds in the wild; both scavengers. The first is no stranger to anyone. A seagull. During an excursion to the coast with my father and Janna, I decided to take pity on the seagulls at North Hampton Beach and feed them copious amounts of nutrigrain bar bits. This one seagull was by far the most feisty of his peers, thus warranting a photo.
Next up! A few days later and much farther inland I came across this very tolerant Turkey Vulture. Typically, turkey vultures travel in pairs or families around here, but this one stood alone. And more importantly, they certainly take to flight well before you come this close to them! I was within 5-10 feet of this one before it cough/scrawked and nonchallantly went on its vulture way. :)
These are images I took with my trusty ole digital camera out at Lake Winnipesaukee's Ellacoya State Park. We went out there to swim, but all we did was bob waves thanks to constant 25 mile per hour gusts. This normally placid waterfront was plagued with whitecaps and 5 foot waves that were a blast to dive into. Even more intriguing to me were the gulls. They hovered near head level, seemingly hovering as they flew into the wind. Enjoy!
