Turkey Vulture

Let's face it, i was stumped. I had been seeing some strange bird of prey, which was out of the norm for long island, circling above, as birds of prey normally do.
The new bird of which (according to my fishing journal) I had seen three times in the late of march. This bird is absoluteley hugh, and extremeley dark, with a bit of lighter collorings towards the tips of the wings.

-now- my original guess, was something in the falcon family, but that couldnt be backed by any bird-identifying book. My nana mentioned that there are other members of the hawk family, some of which would not have the red tail.

so earlier today, in one of my outdoorsish spots i went walking with my music and my camera. Now at the end of the hike that i normally run (walked today though) I entered to the shelter to discuss among the gods this newfangled visitor. I did my normal walk around saying hi to all of the non-homeosapien friends, when he acknowledged my presence. He probally noticed my camera slung around my neck, and advantage wetlands camo hat from texas, appearing to have an outdoorshish flavor. Now among the "god" you can and have the ability to open your mouth about things. He knows that im excited about the thousands of ells about to make their migration up from the salts but on the other hand, i myself (not a god of nature) do decide to keep some things to myself. ASn exaplle is my experience with the bobcat, because in any nature-god'ed mind i'd be full of shit. Similiar to saying that i have seen a yetti.

not looking up from his computer (even god's have computers) he said "hows it going"
and that started our conversation. I usually start something of this nature with "whats new and exciting around"..and after a little humming and thinking to himself he relpied "red tailed hawks started building their nests". Finally enough of a question to drop the bomb. "ya know ive been seeing this new bird of prey circling above, 3 times in the past 2 weeks, really really big with some lighter by the wing tips and i have no idea what it is" and he looked up from his computer, as if i had given him the password to santa's christas list- and our eyes met and he said two words "turkey vulture".

I thanked him and didnt want to waste his time so i carried on. As i was waling out the door i heard him mumble to me with my back turned as i was walking out the door "hey where did you see them?" and i explained that i think where the two forks of long island connect.- actually i didnt say that i said

county road 51 and on the north fork

and god replied "they have stoped here on their migration journey, not shure what theyre doing, but your the seccond person that reported a sighting"

as i left he probally made a note of the sighting into his computer, minimizing santa;'s christmas list. I exited and god stayed there thinking and thinking and thinking.

Who would have ever thought that there are turkey vultures on long island.

They I migrated back to work.