A committee of Vultures – Lappet-faced, White-headed and White-backed – assembling for their afternoon meeting near Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.
*”Committee” is the collective noun for a group of vultures just sitting around.*
A committee of Vultures – Lappet-faced, White-headed and White-backed – assembling for their afternoon meeting near Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park
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omg – look at the little ones!! Dare I say it – they’re so cute!
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I suppose that is proof positive that beauty (and cuteness) is all relative! 😀
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A committee of vultures! Thanks I was not aware of the name 🙂 They certainly have a kind of mysterious glow around them. One day I followed the stench of a dead animal and found them feeding on a dead giraffe! I love observing their hierarchy, it never cease to amaze me these vultures!
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They’re fascinating birds and really do not deserve the terrible PR they’re getting – in fact, they are becoming more and more endangered by the day and their plight should be given more attention.
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Another name for a committee of vultures… A U.S. Congress… HaHa…. a bit of political humor this morning. 🙂
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I was thinking along those exact same lines, John; that “Parliament” could have been just as fitting!
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Could you identify the chairperson? 😉
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Must be one of the big guys in the black suits in the middle!
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I also didn’t know such groups are termed committees – perfect! Makes me think of the scene in the 1st Walt Disney “Jungle Book” movie with the Liverpudlian-voiced vultures sitting around and wondering what they’re gonna do.
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We drove backwards and forwards for a better view, trying to see the carcass, only to come to the conclusion that there definitely isn’t one and that the three species of vultures are simply sitting together on the ground doing nothing much – perfectly illustrating the collective noun.
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🙂
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Mooi!
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Baie dankie, Tina!
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Such interesting looking birds, Dries. 😅
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I find them fascinating, Sylvia – our world would look so much different without the vultures and other scavenging animals.
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I love the fact they are called committees!! I had no idea! Cool pic.
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Thanks, Pam. And when they are feeding together at a carcass its referred to as a “wake” of vultures!
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🙂 I must remember that term. Perhaps I can use it in my other writing.
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You’ll put it to good use, I am sure!
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Vultures are wrongly reviled by many. They perform a vital function in the cycle of life.
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Definitely so, Anne, and it was heartening to see so many in Kruger. It is likely one of the last few remaining safe havens they have in South Africa, as most of our other protected areas are simply too small to accommodate these birds’ wide range.
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Hey! I’ve met some people like that!
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As have we, Beth!
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They are deciding who is going to jump in first. Not that they care about each other. First comes first served. Wat vir my interessant was by die Hoedspruit teelsentrum het hul spesiaal n Aasvoël restaurant. Mense probeer darem hul bes om die diere/voëls aan die lewe te hou. Doen mens se hart goed om dit te weet.
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Dit is beslis so, Ineke. Aasvoels word by die dag meer en meer bedreig.
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