Plumas County wildlife live in every part of Feather River Country. The Plumas National Forest covers the vast majority of Plumas County and is home to bear, coyote, Bald Eagle, trout, mountain lion, beaver, osprey and many more species of wildlife. But if you thought this post was going to be about any of those animals, or photographs of any…
During a recent drive through the Feather River Canyon and into the rolling hills near Oroville, CA, I sped past a tree with bare branches at the top and what looked like a couple large birds perched up top. As I drove by, I thought they might be eagles or maybe Red-tailed Hawk, which are fairly common where I live. But they looked bigger. I was to learn they were Turkey Vultures. My immediate destination was to a VA clinic in The Bay Area, so I hoped they might be around on my trip home a few days later.
And they were. (more…)