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help please..no idea what we saw

12 years ago

me and a friend of mine were at brookwood hall in east islip and looking across the water we saw a gigantic looking black bird with a wingspan that looked like 4-6 feet across!

it looked like a dinosaur or something and we were flabbergasted.

please help me

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beegood_gw
12 years ago
What were you smoking?
donald lucius
12 years ago
sounds like a turkey vulture to me. Google turkey vulture photos and check it out.
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claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
12 years ago
I agree with dklucius - turkey vultures are astonishing looking birds!

Claire
beegood_gw
12 years ago
As you can tell I do not live in the land of the vulture of any type.
bob414
12 years ago
Adult Turkey Vultures have a wing span of 68" - 72" so it seems to fit the description.
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
12 years ago
And sometimes you see them close up, like in the next yard.

Actually grasping the neighbor's feeder,

or flying up to the neighbor's chimney when the feeder visit doesn't work. It looked like the vulture was considering diving in.

Claire
Konrad___far_north
12 years ago
>>What were you smoking?That's a good one..LOL
matoad_gw
12 years ago
Could it have been a cormorant?
Olychick
12 years ago
Great Blue Heron? In shadow, looks dark. Very prehistoric looking.

Here is a link that might be useful: heron in shadow
whatsthepoint
12 years ago
Perhaps a pileated woodpecker (not a 5 foot wingspan, but things usually seem bigger than they are).

Here is a link that might be useful: Pileated

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