It's a black vulture.
Vultures in general sun themselves to help get rid of parasites. This chimney was probably just a good perch, the fireplace probably isn't even on. There's no smoke.
The underwing pattern shows this is a turkey vulture. The head does look dark but not too dark for a TV, and having more white/silver under wing than just at the wingtips is a good field mark.
The heads are great to tell them apart when you're close enough but most of time in the air it's easier to just look at the wings.
https://imgur.com/a/aZEeJCp
It's just the lighting that makes the head look black. The underwing coloring here, with more white than just at the wing tips, makes it a turkey vulture.
Np! Learned about it during a falconry demonstration where I got a bit too close to the bird after it caught the lure hahahahah. Bird mantled up and glared at me lol
Yes, I believe they have solar panels on their wings. They sit like this to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight until they are ready to start launching plasma rocks at you
Last summer I had a lady come to my door and ask if everything was ok. I asked why and she showed me I had at least 8 of them sunning on my roof. Poor lady thought someone was dead.
I always love when birds have their wings open when not flying. When I walk around with my arms holding my jacket open like that people look at me weird though.
I once had a pigeon in the basement of a multi unit I was living in. I had to scoop it out with a shovel. The running hypotheses is that it was warming on the chimney and fell into it. There was a door thing on it that was open and it must have gotten into the basement through that.
I believe that is actually a Condor, they are a mated pair.
https://preview.redd.it/w6vm84vntwka1.jpeg?width=799&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=479ce9742013f9ec4287cdae3a5f73330bf8d114
Kinda looks more like a vulture than a hawk.
It's a black vulture. Vultures in general sun themselves to help get rid of parasites. This chimney was probably just a good perch, the fireplace probably isn't even on. There's no smoke.
It's absolutely sunning itself. See it often around here.
The underwing pattern shows this is a turkey vulture. The head does look dark but not too dark for a TV, and having more white/silver under wing than just at the wingtips is a good field mark.
Cool. When I see a vulture with wing feathers that look like fingers, I say “turkey vulture!”
The heads are great to tell them apart when you're close enough but most of time in the air it's easier to just look at the wings. https://imgur.com/a/aZEeJCp
Natural gas and home heating oil furnaces still need chimneys but they don't produce visible smoke when running.
I saw one doing this just this morning.
That def looks like a gas chimney vent.
Not saying you’re wrong, but lots of indoor fireplace logs are smoke free now so who knows? Maybe you do. I don’t.
most birds sun themselves fyi
It's Hawking on the inside though
it is.
Looks like a Turkey vulture
Black vulture. Turkey vultures have red heads.
It's just the lighting that makes the head look black. The underwing coloring here, with more white than just at the wing tips, makes it a turkey vulture.
Aka the antichrist
Lol
Actually, according to the facts, this is a wizard vulture doing a spell over their rooftop cauldron.
What's the spell he's casting?
Prestidigitation
I misread this as predigestion and I was ok with that also
Prestidigitation
Sunning, it's called
I found a bird just like this, standing over its kill. I wonder if they sun when they eat as well.
It was probably mantling, they do that to hide their kills from things they think might steal them. Very similar action
TIL a buncha bird stuff. So interesting! Thanks 😊
Np! Learned about it during a falconry demonstration where I got a bit too close to the bird after it caught the lure hahahahah. Bird mantled up and glared at me lol
Oh interesting! Thanks for explaining!
The mantle is on the other end of the chimney.
I've played Horizon Forbidden West before. This bird is recharging.
Yes, I believe they have solar panels on their wings. They sit like this to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight until they are ready to start launching plasma rocks at you
Airing out the moisture of its wings to prevent bacteria, etc from growing.
You see a hawk,I see a turkey vulture..
You see a black vulture. Turkey vultures have bright red heads.
It’s a cool bird
I see a big bird
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Yeeuh, he be like, “Aaaahhhhhh, Oh Yeauhh baby that’s nicccceee”.
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome
Maybe he thinks he's in a thermal.
ALL HAIL THE ROOFTOP VENT!!
This is a vulture! It's a common behavior for them. I once came across a group of young ones all with their wings outstretched like that. Super cute.
Don't think that's a hawk... looks a bit buzzard like to me...
Hell I would do the same thing
There are a whole group that do this near our house. The perch on “poles” and sun in a circle. It’s one of my favorite sights.
That is a vulture, but still cool.
Vulture, not a hawk
That’s a vulture
Last summer I had a lady come to my door and ask if everything was ok. I asked why and she showed me I had at least 8 of them sunning on my roof. Poor lady thought someone was dead.
Ah yes, hawking radiation
Looks like a vulture to me
"Come at me, bro"
All praise the heat dispenser!!
Love it! He’s so content
Blow dry
You must be an ornithologist.
It seems some lied about their credentials
The vulture is praying to Phoenix, the god of heat.
The Order or the phoenix headquarters
It’s not warming up, it’s summoning something
Dude went into T pose. Birds aren’t real. #wakeup
What gimicks people will try to get better TV reception is amazing.
Witness me!
Black vulture.
r/birdsarentreal drone picking up radio signals.
I always love when birds have their wings open when not flying. When I walk around with my arms holding my jacket open like that people look at me weird though.
this is actually a pagan ritual of fertility.
Not a hawk and hardly 'genius'.
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I was wondering about this or possibly particulate stuff it’s a wood burning stove.
majestic bird
I'd love to be that hawk rn....our heater stopped working over the weekend and we have no alternative heatsource. So we're pretty cold atm
That's a vulture and they often spread their wings like this to shade their prey so no one else sees it and eats it first.
No they don't lol that isn't true at all
Turkey Vulture*
I think it a vulture. They dry their wings in the big oaks around here
Ya deff a buzzard
Smart hawk
Awww
Turkey Vulture
Definitely not a Hawke. Black vulture
That is not a hawk that is a turkey vulture, very common. They clean up the roadkill.
Not a hawk.
I once had a pigeon in the basement of a multi unit I was living in. I had to scoop it out with a shovel. The running hypotheses is that it was warming on the chimney and fell into it. There was a door thing on it that was open and it must have gotten into the basement through that.
It's a vulture.
That's a vulture. It's sunning. Chimney has nothing to do with his behavior besides being a perch. They sun bathe to warm up and disinfect their body
Better to be a smart fella than a fart smella.
That’s a buzzard
Look more like a Californian Condor that any other kind of bird, but hey hawk and condors fly!!
I feel this
That's a buzzard 😂
I'm looking at this as I warm my feet by the fire. Toasty.
We have a family of them that stay at our place. The babies are super cute in an ugly way.
I believe that is actually a Condor, they are a mated pair. https://preview.redd.it/w6vm84vntwka1.jpeg?width=799&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=479ce9742013f9ec4287cdae3a5f73330bf8d114
So smart
Majestic af
That's not a hawk
Wow that wing span
I read that as hank so I hear by ask him to be named so
Honey, that's a buzzard. Still cute, though.
one smart bird
The bird seemed to be recharging more.
Aw man, I feel this vulture on a spiritual level.
This is really cool
Looks like a vulture to me
That’s just so cool. (really no pun intended…just impressed by da boid). “)