{"id":3844,"date":"2012-07-18T11:05:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=3844"},"modified":"2012-07-18T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T16:07:30","slug":"turkey-vulture-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=3844","title":{"rendered":"TURKEY VULTURE IN FLIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3844 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120068-Version-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120068-Version-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120068-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120068-Version-2-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3845'>\n\t\t\t\tBALANCING ACT\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120070.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120070-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120070-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/lichau-rd-7-17-12-120070-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3846'>\n\t\t\t\tPRIMARY FEATHERS\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/petaluma-7-16-12-119978-Version-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/petaluma-7-16-12-119978-Version-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/petaluma-7-16-12-119978-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/petaluma-7-16-12-119978-Version-2-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3847'>\n\t\t\t\tFLIGHT\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It is no wonder that throughout history the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey_Vulture\">vulture<\/a>\u00a0has been used to represent evil, villainous creatures. They are a throughly ugly bird. Yet, as nature often does, they are elegantly and masterfully assembled. The ultimate in form follows function.<\/p>\n<p>Artists may express emotions on a canvas; in the end they are competing with nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is no wonder that throughout history the vulture\u00a0has been used to represent evil, villainous creatures. They are a throughly ugly bird. Yet, as nature often does, they are elegantly and masterfully assembled. The ultimate in form follows function. 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