Turkey Vultures!

You know the expression: "A face only a mother could love?"

Well, this post will convince you of this!

While out on our boat, we spied a bunch

of

Turkey Vultures (also known as Turkey Buzzards).

This shot is a bit blurry since the boat was bouncing up and down,

but LOOK at his face:

(Do you SEE what I mean about his face?)

But they really are magnificent birds.

HUGE

and with wide, wide wingspans!:

Just hangin' out on the branch, thinking: "Where is my next snack going to be? Is that dead animal I smell? YUM!":

Ready to fly off the branch:

Can you imagine the energy to flap these huge wings to take off?:

They often sit in the trees and spread their wings to cool off. I read about this in my bird book, it is a way to ventilate themselves to cool down:

They are so ugly, they are kind of beautiful:

"Damn STRAIGHT!!" he said, when I admitted to his beauty:

So my advice for today?

Go out and re-look

at something you don't find so attractive....

You might find hidden beauty in it, too.
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