Vultures along the ditch between Trailwood Village and Forest Co

Kittle : Buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms.

buffaloglenn : Yes but they are gross. Can I give them your address? Lol

Kittle : It's just nature at work, and part of the original food chain. It might not be pretty.

donnatella : There are so many of them! And they are huge.

Kittle : We actually have a committee of vultures that return each fall around Thanksgiving and try to roost in our pine trees. I go out and make a bunch of noise to try and send them away.

I love vultures. Especially the black ones. If you go to Sam Houston wilderness park at dusk they roost by the general store and the lake. It's a beautiful sight. I'm not sure if the female chooses a branch or the male, but they pick a branch in all these trees and then another joins them. Two to a branch as mates. They first swoon in on the tables and railings waiting for the mate to get their branch.
I was blessed by a huge red headed one when we lived in our apartment. My dh had just gotten home, something happened and when the news article came on we headed for the front room. All of a sudden there was a massive shade thrown on us like a dinosaur flew by. Enough to distract us and look. I headed out the patio and just 16 feet from me was this huge red headed vulture. I slowly stepped closer as he watched me. He let me get within 6 feet and flew off. He landed in the grass and I wanted his pic. The old bitty with her yapping poodles scared him. My dh could not believe I found his sitting spot. He told me I was nuts to think I could. I bent down, picked up a down feather and smelled it. I said smell, that's a vulture. He just looked at me and asked how the hell? I used to hunt. To hunt you track, spot, and know before you build a tree stand. You know.

Kittle : welcome to the livable forest 😀

Txbutterfly :
I wonder if she looks out her door before opening it? There could be a copperhead or an alligator out there depending where she lived. Lol
I have a pass through in our yard for a whole slew of wildlife here in Conroe.
The jungle next door is where they eat. The people bought it two years ago and haven't stepped out there since. The rats pass by too. So much so, I can't have a grill outside.

Kittle : With that many vultures the carcas will be gone soon.

Kittle : The food chain seems brutal at times doesn't it.

What happened to the apartments that were supposed to torn down near the Forest Cove marina?

Kittle : Oh that is creepy!!

Kittle : my sister's back yard had a ravine type ditch w lots of old trees along it. There is a rotted tree that a few vulchers have taken as a roost. She laughs and says they are waiting on dinner.....need to add, this is a retirement community She lives in 😀

Kittle: They're mother natures cleanup crew