It seems that the black vultures have significantly different behavior than the turkey vultures. The gather in large groups on the ground and drink from the shoreline for long periods of time. And you can get close. Even in the open with an 85mm lens, I managed to get this close.

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But you can only get so close! It's something to see a hundred birds of this size take off all together.

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The quarry cliffs, what vultures do in their down time.

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Like steps on the east cliff, a family of vultures have their home.

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A family came to use the Depauw paths as a background for their pictures. Hope the overlooking vultures aren't a sign of things to come!!

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