These black vultures decided to spend part of the day hanging out at my neighbor’s house, and I had the perfect view of them from my lanai while I was relaxing in the pool. It was a very hot day here in Southwest Florida, and you can see two of them with their wings spread wide. They weren’t trying to intimidate anyone—they were simply cooling themselves off in the heat. There were quite a few of them! I also noticed the juvenile black vulture at the end of the group. You can tell he’s younger because he still has feathers on his head, unlike the adults. I thought that was such an interesting detail to notice while watching them from a distance. I never know what I’m going to see from my lanai, especially living in Florida! One minute I’m enjoying a quiet afternoon in the pool, and the next I’m watching a group of vultures gather at my neighbor’s house. It may not have been the prettiest reason for their visit, but it was definitely an interesting little piece of Florida wildlife to witness.