ORMOND BEACH, FL - - It's a cool, gray day in OB. The light is bad, there's a slight wind and the birds are hiding anyway. However, there was activity in our backyard.
For no real reason, I took a look out a back window at our sidewalk. I saw birds congregating and not the type I expect to see or want to see. A black vulture and a turkey vulture were checking out something on the sidewalk. The last thing you want is for vultures to think your house/back or front yard is a gathering place.
I went our into our Florida room to check on what might be the attraction. I smelled it before I saw it...a dead' possum lying on its back with its guts spilling out. The scavengers left when they heard me.
So, plan A: scoop it up with a shovel, bag it and drop it in our trash can to await Thursday removal. Or, plan B: dig a hole and bury it. Plan A seemed the best choice. While I was scooping and bagging their intended meal at least six large birds circled in the vicinity. The 'feathered telegraph' works very well.
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