Turkey Vulture on the Blackstone Canal ~ Feb 26, 2011

It was a lovely morning at the Blackstone River and Canal ~ Heritage State Park ~ Riverbend ~ in Uxbridge Massachusetts. Last night we got 2" snow, it helped cover some of the ice,, which made it easier to take a walk. I believe the tracks I saw are from an Otter. We also stopped at Stanley Mills and took a short walk. There was a Turkey Vulture eating a dead Skunk. Turkey Vultures are not a Bird of Prey. They eat road kill. I know that this may be hard for some people to look at. Turkey Vultures tend to get a bad rap,,, they are an important part of the Food Chain. Blessings to the Skunk and Turkey Vulture. Last night I got a Ganesha Mala Beads at one of my favorite stores!!

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Directions to Riverbend ~ Heritages State Park:
From the East/West/Boston/Southeast: * Take Mass Pike (Rte. I-90) to exit #10A in

Millbury, Rte 146 South. * Take Rte 146 S & follow for 12 miles to exit #

3, Route 16. * Turn left onto Rte 16 East and follow for 2

miles to the traffic lights. * Turn left onto Route 122 North and follow for

1-1/4 mile and then turn right at traffic light onto

Hartford Ave. * In 1 mile, turn right onto Oak Street at the

UMass Tri-River Family Health Center. * Visitor Center is 1/10 mile on the left in the

red barn.

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[TheAmethystbutterfly]

Beautiful Place ~BB~ Angel blessings

[NaturesFairy]

@TheAmethystbutterfly We love exploring the Blackstone River! Always something new to see!! Blessings!

[NaturesFairy]

@TheAmethystbutterfly We love exploring the Blackstone River! Always something new to see! Blessings!

[mdragon180]

Oh - and awesome vid my friend! I just love the necklace! That is so pretty :-)

[NaturesFairy]

@mdragon180 :) I wsa happy to get this necklace!! Thanks :) ♥

[mdragon180]

Oh wow! We have turkey vultures too. There is this old abandoned barn on one of the back roads here & a whole mess of them live there. There are at least 8 to 10 of them. We see them all the time as, unfortunately, there is alot of road kill on these back roads here. One day they were all out circling the cow pasture across the street from our development. Sad to say - I do believe a cow must of passed & they were all after it. But - it is good - because they do a big service by "cleaning up" :)

[NaturesFairy]

@mdragon180 WOW thats awesome you get to see so many Turkey Vultures.. I agree what you said about they do a great service!! I have seen the Turkey Vultures flying over head but have never in all my years of being outdoors on my nature walks seen one this close! Hugs and love to you dear friend!!

[NaturesFairy]

@AutumnMoonRising Thank you very much!! I too love the sound of running water!! Its so peaceful!! Spring is coming!! Blessings!! :)

[NaturesFairy]

@MsGoldenGirl5 I was so thrilled to get the Ganesha necklace!! Thanks for watching!! Blessings!

[AutumnMoonRising]

I love the sound of water, I miss it (most of ours is frozen) The necklace is beautiful. Have a lovely week !