If vultures are a problem in an area, i.e. too many roosting in one place, hanging a dead vulture is a method used to repel them, make them leave the area. Meredith Sampson Old Greenwich -- "Greg Hanisek" <ghanisek@rep-am.com> wrote: Now that you mention it, I once found a dead Great Blue Heron with its neck twisted around strands of a barbed wire fence. It looked like a natural accident. The TV does look staged in a way, but it's way too high up in too small branches. Greg Hanisek Waterbury ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Williams" <gswilliams9@yahoo.com> To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] dead TV Greg, One time I was birding with a group led by Bob Dewire on Fisher's Island and we saw a dead Great Blue Heron hanging by its neck in the crotch of a tree branch. It looked like some macabre and staged situation. We all pondered what happened. Within the year (I can't remember the details), I saw a Great Blue Heron in a tree. While moving, it stumbled and fell, temporarily wedging its neck in some branches before freeing itself. Funny, but we never imagine animals having clumsy moments. Glenn Williams Mystic, CT --- On Wed, 1/21/09, greg hanisek <ctgregh@yahoo.com> wrote: > No, not a digital conundrum. This is actually an expired > Turkey Vulture wedged in the smaller branches high up in a > large deciduous tree that stands alone at a farm on Sand > Bank Road in Watertown. It's in a fairly normal position > with its underparts facing the ground, but with head hanging > and wings splayed. I'm getting a bit of a headache > pondering how it got there. I first saw it yesterday and > it's still there this morning. > > Greg Hanisek > Waterbury _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org ____________________________________________________________ Fix your credit report today. Click here for fast and effective programs. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2Ou6pkuMNDoL7kQdX8PN76AIN6nnGjMJqqxm6zTUnRKSnvh/