Evil Weather Stripping Black Vultures Back at Anhinga

[Michael Pancier]

Ate part of my weather stripping on my moon roof ....

you are warned .....

[Grady Weed]

I saw them doing that at Anhinga back in February. the rangers were running them off. I hear they will strip a cars rubber in minutes. And it can be expensive.

[Michael Pancier]

yep not looking forward to the cost and the time to fix it. I hope it doesn't leak if it rains in the interim....

[Doug West]

I remember seeing posted warning signs by the boat launches at this
one particular spot James Shadle took me and Rusty Ray.

Being from Cleveland and never seeing anything like this before, I thought
it was funny. But like you pointed out, they really do go after that stuff.

Doug

[James Shadle]

Michael,
Please post this in the SE Regional forum also.
The Vultures have been a problem for years. At times (like this) worse than others.
Thanks for sharing.

[Alfred Forns]

I saw one take the entire rubber strip around the windshield of a Suburban ... then it took off down the parking lot with others in hot pursuit !!!

[Maxis Gamez]

My friends brand new Corvette convertible got his roof ripped off!! $700 later he never visited the park again.... sad but a reality!

Sorry to hear that Michael.

[Ed Cordes]

This is new to me. Can we put anything on the weather stripping to prevent this? Is the behavior related to any other environmental or external cause?

[James Shadle]

Bring a car cover!
James

[Doug West]

Car pool :)

Doug

[Alex Mody]

Quick tip... It happened to me when I was driving my Grandpa's car, and his insurance covered it!

[Alfred Forns]

Very understanding agent !!!! Wonder how they classify the claim :)

Here is a link to the perpetrators !!!

http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=34159

[Ed Cordes]

Hey Alfred - Is that your Lexus? Looks like you're coming up in the "pecking order". LOL (The Devil made me type that!!!)

[Alfred Forns]

Not it isn't Ed :) ... the bird would not be up there :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Nothing a good smearing of Tabasco sauce would not fix! :)

On a serious note, this is very worrying. Is there any way to discourage the vultures?

[Mike McCarthy]

Anyone hear about turkey vultures doing this? What about at Myakka State Park? I have never seen so many vultures (both variety) than at Myakka. The skies can turn dark and they cover the sky by the thousands.