Fine Art in the Flint Hills: Vultures Can Dance in the Konza Winds

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Vultures Can Dance in the Konza Winds

The Kansa Wind drove some pioneers batty, I am sure...Now, three days of increasing wind broke last night with thunderstorms. When it is 10-20 mph in town, it is 35-60 sustained in the Flint Hills/Osage Questas. here are some youtubes to see hear for yourself: These were taken over the past 48 hours.

Vultures and a crow eating and dancing with gusto as the wind allows:
In this first link, at 45 seconds the turkey vulture does a little dance. Vulture in Wind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jy4nPI1Qds

and high winds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBCUjUJ0D6k
and chowing down- from indoors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXkkqIbeEk4
(the lack of wind noises is significant)
and close up turkey vulture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veHTbdJhTZo
Grass wind/Trees wind:
kansas wind on grass (39 seconds) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvZFXsMx5aE
on trees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrN3-u-qto4

These were taken about 4-30-2010

I took some video at the height of wind strength but it was so dark i'll have to change the exposure to see them.