Guess who's coming to breakfast?

It’s safe to say that I wasn’t expecting this when I woke up this morning.

A venue of Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) roosted up in the trees in my backyard this morning. There were 8 in my yard, and perhaps a dozen more scattered throughout the trees across the road.

As the sun came up, the crowd thinned out:

But still, it was nice having company for breakfast.

(Wikipedia trivia: a group of vultures is a “Venue”, when circling they are a “Kettle”.)