by Leslie Cox; Friday; September 29, 2017

And life goes on…

A turkey vulture feeds on a dead Canada goose. We had seen this goose just two days earlier in the Black Creek estuary. He did not rise up in alarm, as is per usual with these birds, when we walked along the beach near him. Not even Sadie’s presence caused him concern. Very untypical and a good indication this bird was not in good health.

Poor goose. Lucky vulture. Unfortunately, Sadie did scare the vulture away from his meal…although she was not close to the vulture, nor did she exhibit any aggressive behaviour towards the vulture. They are a skittish bird around humans. But assuredly, the vulture did not fly far and was likely back to his feast as soon as we were out of sight.