A Full Crop_01 black vulture slender legs mirrored the lines

slender legs mirrored the lines of a ballet dancer

Legend had it that this extraordinary seed

could not lift her spirits

its crop full

A Full Crop_01 black vulture slender legs mirrored the linesPhotograph by Robert David Atkinson A Full Crop January 2, 2026 I walked about three miles through the wooded area called the Ramble, where one may observe the movements of birds with some ease in the depth of winter. The weather was cold, the temperature near twenty five degrees. I came upon a hawk perched on a branch, its crop full, which accounted for its unusual appearance: a successful hunt. It showed no interest in the movements around it and no