Turkey Vultures
Carpenter's Point, MD
They are ugly and I see them everyday. They eat every dead thing on the road. I will pass a dead squirrel on my way to the store and by the time I return a few hours later, there is no semblance of it anywhere to be found. As I sit out in my backyard, I see them flying and hovering over a certain area and I try to resist the thought that they may have their eyes on me. Sometimes I purposely stand up just to create a presence. Other times, I let out a little sigh of relief when they swore down on something and it isn't me.
