Griffon vultures are scavenger birds that feed on dead animals. A cloud of griffon vultures indicates the location of a good food source. Others come from up to 100km away, circling the corpse until – almost like aircraft descending in strict order – they begin their careful but sudden downward spiral. read more
Vultures are the exception, in that they eat what others have left, and once a carcass is found, so many birds descend on it that the carrion seems submerged beneath them. The Turkey Vulture is an anomaly within its group, as it also has a keen sense of smell. read more
Available on DVD and to stream from the movie’s website (the DVD is also listed on Amazon but last time I checked it was unavailable), Cropsey tells the story of the titular bogeyman, an urban legend from Staten Island, before telling the story of Andre Rand, a real life Cropsey. read more