So Many Vultures!

I was out at Myakka River State Park last night, and I just couldn't believe how many vultures there were in the air out there. I knew they had lots of vultures, and I've seen lots of them before, but not like this. There were a thousand or more of them in the air at any given time. Keep in mind I shot these with a telephoto lens, not a wide angle. A wide angle lens would have shown birds from one corner of the sky to the other.

Vulture Culture

Halloween is over, but here's something a little spooky for you anyway. I came across this branch loaded down with turkey vultures out at Myakka River State Park today. There are dozens and dozens of vultures that hang around out there, I have no idea why. If you look close, one of these guys has some red on his head, which makes him a different kind of vulture, I think. But I'm not sure...