What initially caught my eye, other than the size of these amazing birds, was the fact that their heads weren’t red. I am used to seeing Turkey Vultures in this area, but these fellas were a first for me.  So I turned the car around and thanked our Heavenly Father that I had my camera with me for a change :) I pulled up on the opposite side of the road so I could photograph them from the driver’s seat (the road was straight, not winding, so I could see if anyone was coming – and more importantly, they could see me!)

In my excitement at this photo opportunity and the fact that I was able to get so close to them, I didn’t remember to get an exact count. But there were at least seven of these beautiful (yes, I said beautiful!) creatures surrounding their meal.

Unfortunately, some cars started to come up behind me and I had to move, only getting these two pictures, but at least I was able to keep them in focus :) One of the things I like most about birding is that if you keep your eyes open, you never know what you might see!