Native to the Americas, the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) travels widely in search of sustenance. While usually foraging alone, it relies on other individuals of its species for companionship and mutual protection. Sometimes misunderstood, sometimes feared, sometimes shunned, it nevertheless performs an important role in the ecosystem.
This scavenger bird is a marvel of efficiency. Rather than expend energy flapping its wings, it instead locates uplifting columns of air, and spirals within them in order to glide to greater heights. This behavior has been mistaken for opportunism, interpreted as if it is circling doomed terrestrial animals destined to be its next meal. In truth, the vulture takes advantage of these thermals to gain the altitude needed glide longer distances, flying not out of necessity, but for the joy of it.
It also avoids the exertion necessary to capture live prey, preferring instead to feast upon that which is already dead. In this behavior, it resembles many humans.
It is not what most of us would consider to be a pretty bird. While its habits are often off-putting, or even disgusting, to members of more fastidious species, the turkey vulture helps to keep the environment from being clogged with detritus. Hence its Latin binomial, which translates to English as "golden purifier."
I rarely know where the winds will take me next, or what I might find there. The journey is the destination.
I've met a few folks that like that. I agree! I take my dog anywhere it's allowed. Here, in Mexico, that's a whole lot of places, including restaurants and most shops. But, at the end of the day, she's a pet.
How about the people who have strollers for their dogs and push them everywhere. At least those animals don't (rarely) get into anything or make a mess.
Also, who's to complain that that parrot on his shoulder isn't truly a service animal that helps the pirate with the eye patch see better?
any more than Land O' Lakes butter is from some idyllic lake-strewn countryside that used to have Native Americans on it.
Nah. It's just headquartered in the Twin Cities metro area (and apparently functions as a farmers' co-op). They do donate butter to Cookie Cart, nonprofit bakery in north Minneapolis and St. Paul. I suspect they might also donate the butter for sculptures at the State Fair.
OK. The Trial. My question is, "Was it philosophical or precognitive?" Anyone who has dealt with the courts wonders, "What crazy person designed this?" Unfortunately, my daughter is currently enmeshed in the system and some of the hoops she has to jump through just don't make any sense at all.
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