I'd heard there were eagles nesting over at the dam in Guntersville, so I jumped in the car yesterday to see if I could find them. Lighting conditions were not good, on this very overcast day, but the temperature was very nice. When I got to the nest, I found...
...no one was home!
I could hear the water from a distance so went to the dam and, wow, the river was FULL!
No one fishing here today on the ramp to no-where!
I looked for birds and saw these vultures in the distance...
...and the gulls diving every now and then.
It was quite a sight. Then I had a strange feeling I was not alone, when I looked up...
I found I was surrounded and outnumbered!
The one way up high was silently calling in his buddies for back up!
Where's Snoopy when you need him!
At first I thought they could be Black Vultures but then when this fella came in I could see by the long tail they were Turkey Vultures.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBds0_10Fi11tYSMvb2aU1pXmzrJOLWDWCpTewoIBBH3dV86L2Fm91MhtPa4TU_QTPNfqp6ZtrLO78PbBNc2PLtcBv0PSTCkBJF5Jcnb5fosTzjBUglGCir7FusWDcifHJYRGATCVk_w/s400/8v.jpg)
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Getting ready to GRIP! Click on the photo below to see his talons.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-sUQ_8rkxU3Kx-Z7nX2vWUbrH4hNz_ne9AofXemUSkp7NituSEUrQcjgbae_yevwyKzRz4jlKwOBY7naRbtGMZkGGmPiNCM7tKyWr9nGy-TfKHC66Ro06pSRrzjKNo3Hhyxti3MCRA/s400/3v.jpg)
I was starting to get nervous...
...so had to check to make sure my trusty steed was waiting for me in case these guys got to impatient to wait for lunch!!
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