Pa. town is vexed by vultures
Hundreds of large scavengers converge on community, damaging property, scaring residents By Jason Nark, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: January 12, 2021, 6:00am
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3 Photos Hundreds of black vultures, with wingspans up to five feet, are congregating in the small Lancaster County, Pa., town of Marietta, destroying roofs, toppling garbage cans, and scaring residents. This bird was photographed Dec. 9. (The Philadelphia Inquire photos) Photo Gallery
MARIETTA, Pa. Black vultures circled beneath a leaden sky, swooping down close to the tombstones in a cemetery here in search of something dead to eat.
Classic horror imagery aside, a big bird in the air is better than one on the roof for homeowners in this quaint town of 2,607 on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. In Marietta’s case, it’s usually 10 to 20 vultures on the roof, tearing off shingles, picking at rubber for hours, and leaving fresh coatings o
My insurance company doesn t cover `act of vulture, says resident of town besieged by the scavengers
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Black vultures besiege central Pa. town: ‘This is like Edgar Allan Poe stuff right here’
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Black vultures circled beneath a leaden sky, swooping down close to the tombstones in a Marietta cemetery in search of something dead to eat.
Classic horror imagery aside, a big bird in the air is better than one on the roof for homeowners in this quaint town of 2,607 on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. In Marietta’s case, it’s usually 10 to 20 vultures on the roof, tearing off shingles, picking at rubber for hours, and leaving fresh coatings of their acidic, white feces behind when they fly off.
Small town besieged by hundreds of giant black vultures
By Jason Nark, The Philadelphia InquirerDecember 19, 2020 GMT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Black vultures circled beneath a leaden sky, swooping down close to the tombstones in a Marietta cemetery in search of something dead to eat.
Classic horror imagery aside, a big bird in the air is better than one on the roof for homeowners in this quaint town of 2,607 on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. In Marietta’s case, it’s usually 10 to 20 vultures on the roof, tearing off shingles, picking at rubber for hours, and leaving fresh coatings of their acidic, white feces behind when they fly off.