I think they're turkey buzzards, but I've only seen one at a time before. These were a group of 7 or 8 that arrived, scanned the pond for a minute or two, and then left.
Nikon D300
,Quantaray 70-300mm for Nikon AF 1/1000s f/8.0 at 78.0mm iso400
full exif
"Flight of the Buzzards" - title of a new thriller novel by J.D.Anderson. Very nice cover pic for the book!
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17-Jun-2009 01:57
Yes! They know how to fly! :P ... :) Must be a slim picking pond, or they don't eat tires. They will never survive if they don't adapt. great phto idea. Vµ