General Discussion

LeftInTX

(30,976 posts)

75. There was an illegal dump near our old house

Wed Nov 1, 2023, 06:14 PM

Nov 2023

People were dumping meat...

I took my kid and we watched vultures.

We have both black and turkey vultures here. Black vultures seem more common in winter. We have alot of them. They perch on street lights and radio towers etc. The local radio tower at the park is full of them because it's on a cliff overlooking a floodplain. Turkey vultures are solitaire and fly so high. We also have Caracaras, which are often in pairs. It's a falcon/mexican eagle, but is considered a scavenger.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

97 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Dozens of birds to be renamed to shun racism [View all] bif Nov 2023 OP

Some of the honorific names attached to birds Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #1

Yout wait until after they've hatched, right? Bettie Nov 2023 #2

Hehe Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #4

Dumb. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #3

Care to elaborate on why you think this? AllyCat Nov 2023 #38

#1--I'll bet there's very few truly offensive bird names. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #41

If we don't say why, we will just repeat the mistake later. AllyCat Nov 2023 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #67

Welcome to DU. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #72

Post removed Post removed Nov 2023 #74

Indeed. Valdosta Nov 2023 #92

Jim Crow must go. usonian Nov 2023 #5

I'm Not A Right Winger RobinA Nov 2023 #6

Well, I have boobies/tits, and I DEMAND THEY STOP NAMING Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #7

One of my favorites that often visit the birdfeeder maxrandb Nov 2023 #9

Yes, they are adorable--I don't live in the eastern US anymore but Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #10

Last spring I was sitting on my deck Chautauquas Nov 2023 #13

That's both funny and interesting Deminpenn Nov 2023 #90

The word "tit" (bird) has always been around Wednesdays Nov 2023 #12

Actually teat derives from tit (or titt) whopis01 Nov 2023 #73

We get turkey vultures Sympthsical Nov 2023 #20

You don't like turkey vultures? Nature's little undertakers? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #29

They're really neat Sympthsical Nov 2023 #33

Duh, I didn't make that connection with Byzantine empire--whoosh, right over my head. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #37

There was an illegal dump near our old house LeftInTX Nov 2023 #75

I'm not sure I've ever seen a black vulture, but I definitely Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #77

They're often in pairs and tend to be in trees. (Kinda like hawks) LeftInTX Nov 2023 #79

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #81

I love watching them soar, they hardly ever flap their wings, they just use the wind a kennedy Nov 2023 #62

You mean they're not Turkiye Vultures? LeftInTX Nov 2023 #61

Funny story of turkeys... carpetbagger Nov 2023 #78

The best part is Disaffected Nov 2023 #21

My juvenile self will never stop giggling at that. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #23

My breast surgeon doctor has a beautiful illustration hanging on her wall of the waiting room Walleye Nov 2023 #39

How can you NOT laugh? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #43

The example they give is a bird named for a Confederate general. Do you object to changing that? Scrivener7 Nov 2023 #44

If it really upsets people, I don't have a problem with it. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #52

They started by considering removing names of terrible people, and then expanded the idea to make names more WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #11

I've said this before... bif Nov 2023 #16

No fucking shit. nt Brenda Nov 2023 #70

I kinda agree jfz9580m Nov 2023 #17

Not nonsense. As the article states, these are verbal statues AllyCat Nov 2023 #40

We can't honor white dudes? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #45

Straw man argument AllyCat Nov 2023 #46

"I'm tired of honoring white dudes". Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #49

I didn't say we can't. AllyCat Nov 2023 #55

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #66

This is a fantastic change. K&R WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #8

On the topic of encouraging black birdwatchers, there's this comedy bit I love: Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #14

Now if someone could only do something about Uranus. lpbk2713 Nov 2023 #15

They tried to get us to call it YOUR-uh-nus... Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #18

That's just as bad. Wednesdays Nov 2023 #24

Yeah, it's weird. I can't imagine calling it that. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #26

"...where we butcher French place names like there's no tomorrow." Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #48

LOL, your poor parents, trying to be accurate. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #51

DOOO-BOYS, amazing. Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #53

Welp, today I learned to stop calling it "Casa Grand-ay" when Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #54

:) Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #56

Sounds like it's just some town that they used to kno----oow Sympthsical Nov 2023 #76

Gotye, I remember that guy! Rah-fay-EL is not the right pronunciation? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #80

This is the first time I heard about the original Greek... 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #59

It sounds like "urine us." 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #58

I hope they won't feel it necessary to change the name Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #19

Well, why not? whathehell Nov 2023 #22

Welp, you have a point. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #27

Thank you.. whathehell Nov 2023 #94

I don't ForgedCrank Nov 2023 #25

As an example of a misnamed bird bif Nov 2023 #28

OK but was Kirtland a notoriously bad dude? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #30

. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #47

It should be the Central American warbler ;). EOM LauraInLA Nov 2023 #82

They should be numbered. Bird-1, Bird-2, Bird-3,... "Look, it's a 29." "No, it's a 666. Better call Johnson's wife." Wonder Why Nov 2023 #31

The Red-necked Grebe Dirty Socialist Nov 2023 #32

So I guess we can still keep the names Whip-poor-Will and Bob White Walleye Nov 2023 #34

What if the etymology is that a man named Bob White named the bird? nt. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #64

The article does mention the failed renaming of... TreasonousBastard Nov 2023 #35

Rules for thee but not for me Lokilooney Nov 2023 #87

I for one think Disaffected Nov 2023 #36

I looked at the list...They are proposing naming the common names, not scientific names. LeftInTX Nov 2023 #50

"The Wandering Dude"? DBoon Nov 2023 #57

Yep... the dudes of all colors and creeds will wander! LeftInTX Nov 2023 #60

What they are doing is getting rid of all honorific names, because those are stupid. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #63

I like how you assume that nobody here on DU "actually cares about birds". Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #65

Andean Cock of the Rock is a fabulous drag queen of a bird. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #83

I've only seen them in photos, but they are magnificent looking. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #85

The eponym goes back to the 1800s. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #91

I might have exaggerated for dramatic effect. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #86

I Actually Care RobinA Nov 2023 #93

Whew, some of the replies in this thread. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #68

We must stop this "wokeism" and preserve their real names... lame54 Nov 2023 #69

! jfz9580m Nov 2023 #89

Damn dweller Nov 2023 #71

the Valkyrie? some pretty hitlerian associations, there prodigitalson Nov 2023 #84

Nothing wrong with that. David__77 Nov 2023 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #95

We should just stick with the names Adam and maybe later his "helper" Eve gave them... hunter Nov 2023 #96

Gosh, let's not stop there.... newdayneeded Mar 2024 #97