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The Buzzards of Buzzard Hill Alpacas
We moved to our farm in November 2001, and found the trees bordering our pastures filled with dozens of huge, soundless black birds. We identified them as turkey vultures, more commonly known as buzzards. We've grown to enjoy their company. At night, they flock to the big limbs of the trees to roost. In the mornings, they flap down to the ground or perch on the fences. Slowly, they extend their 6-foot wingspan to warm their feathers in the sun. Then they take off into the sky, favoring the warm thermal winds of our hilltop farm. They soar and wheel overhead, magnificent and graceful masters of the sky.
Coincidentally, we discovered that the ancient Incas, original keepers of alpacas, worshipped the Andean condor, the largest vulture in the world. They believed the condor symbolized the spiritual world and communicated with the gods. Quechuan Indians, indigenous keepers of today's South American alpaca herds, also revere the soaring condor as a symbol of freedom and strength. We are honored to carry on the Incan and Quechuan traditions with the buzzards of Buzzard Hill Alpacas.
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