"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> Katra wrote:

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> That's so funny. I actually have a turkey vulture story.
>
> Someone told me there were turkey vulture hanging out on people's
> rooves, then there was a story in the paper, gangs of turkey vultures
> were eating peoples rooves.
>
> So one Sunday morning, I'm reading my paper, drinking my coffee, keep
> hearing some noise. Must be windy. Whatever. Gradually, as I woke
> up, I'm like, what is that noise? Finally went into the livingroom.
>
> Looked through the skylight to see this ENORMOUS bird on my fireplace
> chimney. HEY! You aren't eating my new roof!!! (laugh) I went
> outside to chase it away, there had to be a dozen of them on my roof.
> Holy crow. No pun intended. Got the dog to bark at them and they
> took off (yeah, like Rascal could get on the roof). They took off,
> blocked out the sun and the whoosh whoosh whoosh of their wings
> practically sucked up the atmosphere.
>
> Was amazing.
>
> nancy

The birds although quite ugly are some of the most beautiful "soaring" birds
I have ever seen. They can glide on the gentlest breeze for hours barely
moving their wings and almost never flapping them.

I think they soar in the same manner as some men wish they could fly.

Dimitri