Friend and photographer, Simon Haigh, managed to capture some great shots of these amazing birds as they feasted on a dead calf in one of the fields near Jimena. Sadly the mother cow was watching from nearby đŚ …but that’s nature and these birds are the bin (basura) men of the skies, cleaning up the road kill and keeping the campo clean for us. In flight they soar and climb gracefully together on the thermals of air, sometimes swooping low over our terrace (the cats always look nervous at this point…) On the ground they look scarier with their strange necks and sharp beaks and almost 3 metre wing-spans. Thanks, Simon, for letting me use your excellent photos.
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One of my favourites – fearsome only on the ground!
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One of my favourite books as a child was ‘Ferdinand The Bull’ and I remember being particularly fascinated in the illustrations, especially the ones of the vultures nesting in the trees. Your post very much reminded me of them.
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I just looked up that image Lottie! Yes, similar vultures đ
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It’s an insult to the magnificent job these birds do to label bankers and lawyers vultures, just because they pick the bones clean. As a boy, I used to do exactly the same whenever we had roast chicken.
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Quite right. When I was a child and ate meat (I am now a strict veggie) I would never eat meat from a bone, so I’ve never had that dubious pleasure…. đ
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Great drawing Wendy. There are a lot of these birds around here filling the sky every so often. xox â¤
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Thanks, Ralph.
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Love, love birds, and yes even the vultures. Very nice drawing here. I see you getting better with each rendering.
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