I adore when vultures go into full sun worshipers mode while waiting for the thermals to build for the day. #birds #spring #migration #vultures - ThreadSky

birderk.bsky.social • 12 days ago

I adore when vultures go into full sun worshipers mode while waiting for the thermals to build for the day.
#birds #spring #migration #vultures

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gettoknownature.bsky.social•12 days ago

Very relatable. Give me that spring sunlight!!

margueriteturl2.bsky.social•12 days ago

Love them so much!!!

crawlieswithcri.bsky.social•12 days ago

That is SO PRETTY!!!

birderk.bsky.social•12 days ago

They can be surprisingly lovely!

crawlieswithcri.bsky.social•12 days ago

I'm just stupid over them!😍

selestrielle.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh I saw two of them yesterday on a walk! I was wondering what kind of birds they were.

kalliopi.bsky.social•12 days ago

I once saw around 6 of them doing this on the fence post between my yard and the cow field and was wondering what kind of ritual they were performing

birderk.bsky.social•12 days ago

Haha! Pretty much just sunbathing! They’ll do this a lot to help dry out feathers from rain or morning dew, and possibly to help kill or remove feather mites or other parasites they may pick up when dining on carrion.

kalliopi.bsky.social•12 days ago

I was like 😮

stayangry.bsky.social•12 days ago

When you see a cluster of them doing this on a tree on a foggy morning...

birderk.bsky.social•12 days ago

😂😂😂

furrywriter.bsky.social•11 days ago

Vultures are amazing and I don't understand how people dislike them or associate them with being unclean. They're crucial species and do amazing things in the environment.

birderk.bsky.social•11 days ago

They’re incredible birds and I adore them so much. I always look forward to seeing the first ones migrating thru here each year; they’re one of the earliest local signs of spring!

furrywriter.bsky.social•11 days ago

To put a super-fine point on it, I'm Native and I like vultures more than eagles. So yeah.

artd.bsky.social•12 days ago

once caught one going all Roman Eagle on a light pole in the fog

compostwitch.bsky.social•11 days ago

holy shit do you by any chance offer prints which i might exchange money for?

darkandwondrous.bsky.social•12 days ago

Holy shit, you found the Lost Legion! Where? And are there any dinosaurs/neanderthals/fair folk about?

the17thqueen.bsky.social•12 days ago

silly that IS a dinosaur!

darkandwondrous.bsky.social•12 days ago

1. Are you sure it isn't a bronze sculpture of a sacred-to-the-Romans-of-the-Lost-Legion mutant eagle with a small head? (The presence of a 'street light' sculpture on the standard is easily explained... [clears throat])

2. I knew that!