I had actually snapped a number of pictures before I come to realize that smack in the middle of all the vultures was a baby wild boar “rooting” at the ground. Typical of a scavenger, such as the turkey buzzard, they would do nothing for their food except wait for the pig to “root” up some bugs and the vultures would move in to clean up.

The hog, while small, wasn’t in the least intimidated by the birds. If any got too close, he didn’t hesitate to snap his head around and drive them away…….even if for only a minute.

Baby wild boar and turkey vultures
Milt Inman Photo

Milt Inman

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