[crabapple]

I saw a big red-headed vulture sitting on a fence fluffing its feathers. Technically, Los Angeles is a desert, but in the populated areas, vultures just do not exist and this is actually the first one I ever saw. I think it was visiting its relatives in Arizona and stopped for a rest or a snack or something. This thing looked totally out of place--a big, shaggy, oily, dirty bird with a bright red head, long neck. This was near the local golf course.