Ominous?

I want to capture a bird ( with my camera of course). I love all the bird blips and I want to be able to catch one myself so that I can look at the details for as long as I like.

Coming home for lunch today there was a huge crowd of vultures surrounding, well, their meal. It was only two houses down!

I was so happy to delay lunch and grab my camera. I would sneak sneak up and see if I could get one that was hanging out on his own and try to get several angles and shots to get one that I really like.

But I was joined by a stray dog who delighted in chasing the vultures into the trees. He was a very happy dog.

I did get lots of shots. I even got one of a vulture on his own ( in a tree) but the angle was wrong and although I have enjoyed looking at him this afternoon for as long as I like, the picture is not the best because the trunk of the tree interferes a bit. And I need a telephoto lens.

My mom picked this picture as the best; they are all hanging out in the tree and their silhouette on the long branch is nice.