Outdoor Pets

I was sitting on the patio the other day and noticed several Turkey Buzzards (a.k.a. Turkey Vulture) circling above.

When they landed on my neighbor's house I could the pass the opportunity to  grab my camera and take a few photos, but...

By the time I finished snapping a few blurry photos, several more buzzards had gathered on the fence watching the others fight over the remains of something.  Although DH tells me, "they are just doing their job," they gave me the creeps; not even the dog would come out to the backyard with me.

I decided to go back into the house post haste when it dawned on me that they had turned their eyes in my direction.

According to Wikipedia:
The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion.^[4] It finds its food using its keen eyes and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals.^[4] In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently. It roosts in large community groups.

Outdoor Pets

This is Godzilla.

We noticed him last year hanging out by the front door.  Every now and then while working on the landscaping I would catch sight of him running across the property.  Lately, he hangs out by the side of the house on the landscaping stones. I’m not sure what type of lizard thing he is, but he’s definitely cool.

And then there is this one...he has no name...but he lives in the trees with the birds.  I'm sure they are thrilled...