{Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) & Brave Furbabies}

We went to midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and the weather was perfect after 5 days of heavy rain. So glad that we completed early this year all the Water Control Projects; what a blessing for never having to worry again! 

Christmas day was so LOVELY and SUNNY that we went for a walk!

Coming back we spotted about NINE Turkey Vultures, up in tall trees near the creek across from our property. So I investigated and found an entire RACK OF RIBS alongside the road across from our home. Did the neighbors drop it from their shopping bag? But it was naked...

So those huge Turkey Vultures were having a yummy Christmas Dinner!

So quickly Pieter grabbed our Nikon camera and attached the 200 mm lens to capture these images for you...

Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura)

Size: Length: 64 - 81 cm according to the website's link above (just click it).

Or for US standard: 2 1/2 feet length with a 6 foot wingspan or 1.83 m!
Mockingly they are also called here: CONFEDERATE CONDOR!

Photos are heavily cropped and Pieter zoomed in from our driveway, without tripod...

How in the world could an entire rack of ribs end up alongside the road?

This Turkey Vulture LOVES it!

Our Furbaby, Spunky-girl is being brave...
All her hair upright and a very bushy tail! All her hair spiked up to look BIGGER!
 Looking at me like asking: Mom do I have your back?!
Sure you do Spunky-girl!

Okay Mami; I will attack!

She scared me, as I feared for her getting pecked at by those long and sharp beaks!

Her tiny sister, our 6-pound Tiggy-Tiger is all 'bushy-tailed' with hair spiked out and ready to join Spunky!

Look at Tiggy-Tiger as she too tries hard to look impressive with all her hair up; doubling her size...

That upright bushy tail!
Good for not having ANY traffic on Christmas Day in the afternoon...

Our cat-boy Spooky joins in now!
He too walks across the street towards those Turkey Vultures...

Watch him act BRAVE! With his arched back...
Both of us never have seen Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) from that close!

They stayed high up in the trees near the creek's edge of our neighbor's property.

Waiting for their turn to dive...

Impossible to capture all nine of them by zooming in from across the road.
But this was quite a Christmas Adventure!
I've learned that our Furbabies understood far better than their human parents that these mighty birds ONLY attack carion and not live animals.
I thought they acted very BRAVE!

That was our unusual Christmas afternoon adventure with the Furbabies after we got home from a walk...

Next morning, the entire rack of ribs was gone!

We did not let our Furbabies eat from the greasy meat and luckily they stayed inside with us.

December 25, 2014 Our Brave Cat–Boy Spooky Chasing Off Turkey Vultures ←click short video

{SHOPSTYLE - Decor Silver Ball Ornament}

Showing you our present wreath with Silver Ball Ornaments.

Angels, Cherubs and Candles are sheer magic don't you agree?

This was my inspiration from Italy...

Giovanni Raspini from the heart of Tuscany, creates these Heirloom Silver Balls, filled with red satin.

I've opted for this Silver Trio!

There is only ONE left of this beauty!

Click:→ Spectrenoir for going to my  online Boutique.

Got one out in the mail today, for a client in Germany.

Sold out...

The red satin is so perfect with the silver!

Lucky for having some natural light today, as the sun is out and shining bright!

This is the other, larger Decor Silver Ball Ornament in our wreath...

Cherub Angels!

Sold out...

Each Decor Silver Ball Ornament arrives in such a signature red box from Giovanni Raspini, Italy.

This Decor Silver Ball shows TOYS

From the trio being shown here, I have only the two on the left, inside our wreath.

From each of these three is only ONE still available... #1859

At ShopStyle  you could have bought some very plain ones.

When you select: Decor and put Silver Ball Ornament in the search box you can further select from the drop down menu: Seasonal Decor and Store. All is marked yellow.

Neiman Marcus did sell out completely!

Are you also having any special Silver Ball Ornament

{Merry Christmas 2014}

Finally it is again December 24, and Christmas Eve... Soon to be Christmas Day!

Wishing you all, the world over, a Merry Christmas 2014!

Always tricky for having pure white (without rain...) Camellias for Christmas, from our garden!

Shown here with my sewing creation of a Christmas placemat and napkin in a tiny white vase...

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad

Joyeux Noël

Frohe Weihnachten

Buon Natale

Silver Gifts from Tuscany, Italy from Giovanni Raspini, via my on line Boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics...

Merry Christmas, with our fragrant Paperwhite flowers in a vase and Point A La Ligne candle...

Our hand carved wooden Nativity Scene and Cherubs - Angels from South Tyrol, Italy.

Handblown Glass Nativity Scene; a gift from a dear FRIEND!

Nativity Scene with fragrant Paperwhite flowers and Cherub Angels...

Christ Episcopal Church
Dublin, Georgia
1899
A Christmas ornament that we gifted Mom & Dad...

Merry Christmas!

Related links:
{Blogger I Admire | Christmas Angel & Sentiments} | previous post by me
Angels | Wood Carved Putto, Cherubs and Angels from Italy on my website Mariette's Back to Basics
Angels | More Angels on my website Mariette's Back to Basics