I am usually out on the canal very early in the morning. Sometimes I see groups of vultures gathered around in the trees or on the grounds close to the...
Hello, all! Just wanted to let you know that I completed my solo ride from the Boston trailhead (GAP) to Georgetown (C&O) this past Friday (7/28). I took 10 ...
Hi- I think you need only worry about them if they started paying an abnormal amount of attention to *you*. ;) They're smart enough to get out of your way,...
I think you'll be okay, don't worry about them. They won't attack you, being carrion eaters. However, I'd make sure and move a little when you're around...
[Somewhat in jest.] Just don't lie still... Seriously, I have never heard of anyone being threatened or injured by vultures. Although I am no expert, as a...
Actually, buzzards are "nice birds"...they are not interested in live flesh... so if they are interested in you, you might hope you have filled out your...
If I were on a bike, I would probably attempt to ride by them at high speed, but I am usually on foot and also by myself. Is is safe to attempt to walk...
Congratulations Sandy... be proud of yourself for doing it solo... "Sandy Yost, CSJ" <yostsa@...> wrote: Hello, all! Just wanted to let you know that I...
Good vulture info here http://vulturesociety.homestead.com/ Kuriacose Joseph <kujoseph@...> wrote: If I were on a bike, I would probably attempt to ride...
Hi- The birds may have become rather blase about human contact, but they're not much of a threat to you. (I'd be much more leery of Canada geese, for example,...
Kuriacose, Just don't lie still on the trail. Seriously, vultures are totally harmless to humans - or for that matter any other living creature. They are...
Evcellent website! Interesting trivia that their poop is a sanitizer. Something to consider the next time one gets crapped on while on the trail! ... ...
vultures means of defense is to puke on its threat so I would not get to close I ve been hang gliding for 29 years and have spent many hoursflying close to...
I have been riding on the canal just about every weekend since 1981. I have never seen any Vultures before, but I would be more concern about Deer running out...
If Kuriacose or anyone else sees a big group of vultures on the trail again, I hope you'll get a picture and post it. Glad the topic came up. I had no idea...
Hello Kathy and All, In 2004 we saw a flock of large birds along the C&O, a member of our group believed they were vultures, possibly turkey vultures; I've ...
I am disappointed that I did not see any Vultures, bird ones, on the Canal today, at mile 136 to 139, as we miles on the WMD RT too. Tomorrow, we will ride the...
Is anyone doing a group weekend (2 or 3 day) bike trip up the C&O that I could join? I'm wanting to ride it again but don't care to do it alone. I would...
Q. What do Vultures take with them on the Air Lines? A. CarrioOn Baggage, of course! -- Mike Vore http://www.OhMyWoodness.com http://mike.vorefamily.net/twr...
Had a nice ride today from Lander's to the first Hiker/Biker past Harper's Ferry, as it has been awhile since we have done that part of the canal, 24 miles...
Got on the towpath myself yesterday, nice ride from Old Town to Swain's Lock and back, RT of 50 miles. First time in awhile I'd done that much at once and I...
Whether or not this is a "good" alternative probably depends on a couple things, like where you live and how many people there are in your group. When we...
... The canal brings you down to C&O Canal St. in Georgetown, which brings you to a trail along the waterfront, that goes past the Kennedy Center and over to...
To totally miss the mad-house of the waterfront, cross the Key Bridge when you first get to Georgetown (you will miss a few locks and not do the last mile or ...
I will be with a group that will traverse the C and O next week (Cumberland to Great Falls). I'll try to remember to get what coordinates I can. Any...
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