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The long autumn migration finishes in Africa. The birds prefer to spend the winter months there, as on the Balkan peninsula they are too harsh for them. In early spring the vultures gather their strength and start on the way back. The sites where they gather in Africa are known as “winter homes”; one of the most popular winter homes is south of Sahara, in the Sahel Desert. Here, the Egyptian vultures are amazingly at ease with the humans and can often be seen feeding within village and town boundaries. Roost in groups usually on cliffs or electric poles. they often gather together in groups at places with lots of food – dumpsites and abattoirs.
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