Jody P wrote yesterday wondering if I’ve noticed the vultures that gather at sunset out on the west edge of town. Once she mentioned it, I remembered that had seen them recently when heading back into town from Fayette, although I wasn’t sure at the time if they were buzzards or crows.

They’re in the trees by the house where Esther Hill used to live. Actually, they perch in the back yard of the York Hills senior citizen apartments. Just a coincidence, I’m sure.

This morning I was out looking for a grass waterway to photograph and when I came back into town, I saw perhaps a dozen vultures in the field nearby. I also noticed a large nest in one of those perching trees, but there was a car behind me and I couldn’t slow down for a close look.

I don’t even know what vultures do about nesting needs. I have the perhaps unfair opinion that they must be filthy, messy things.