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Old 06-09-2016, 09:52 AM   #893
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Carruthers View Post
In this corner of SE England the has been re-introduced in recent years having been persecuted almost to extinction by Victorian game keepers.
With a wing span approaching six feet, it's an impressive bird even if it does lack the gravitas of the vulture.
Gravitas? Vultures? Look at the video, 60 Fagins.
Ill mannered, noisy, squabbling, garbagemen. Useful, even valuable, part of natures balance, but they ain't got no stinkin' gravitas.
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