Turkey Vulture in the Sonoran Desert Canvas Print

In the summer months especially in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, turkey vultures abound! This is just one of my frequent visitors. This vulture was perched near the bank of the Vekol Wash in northwestern Pinal County about 60 miles south of Phoenix in the early morning of June 2, 2019. The Vekol Wash is a xeroriparian habitat with historical and ecological significance. No other raptors are as graceful in flight than turkey vultures (which are NOT buzzards by the way). I’ve done several videos about them and I’m about to do another one using the footage from this particular bird and his or her companion. You can see them on my YouTube channel at: http://youtube.com/waywardmuse.

From a shamanic perspective, the Turkey Vulture represents Purification, Death and Rebirth, and New Vision. Turkey Vulture is the avenger of the nature spirits. Often maligned and and certainly misunderstood, these servants of the Great Mother do not kill. They eat the left-overs, cleanin...

Judy Kennedy (a visionary wayward muse) is a nature mystic and disabled visual media artist specializing in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is the United States' most ecologically diverse desert - especially in the state of Arizona. With an abounding love for her home, Judy's artwork and videos mostly feature wildlife in its natural setting with accompanying landscapes and skyscapes as varied and unique as her stylistic expressions. She serves this inimitable beauty and hopes that her art inspires others in their own conservation efforts. Judy is also a versatile writer of creative nonfiction and a composer of music which can be heard in many of her videos. Her YouTube channel alone has well over 1100 subscribers. ...