Recently when a opossum was killed by a motorist on my street, a good number of scavenger birds descended and made short work of consuming the corpse.

Most unusual was the five or six turkey vultures that appeared to feast on the roadkill. While I often see crows, along with the occasional raven, this was the first time that I had ever seen turkey vultures on my suburban street.

Vulture in suburbia

Suburban Vulture
Vulture in suburbia

Ravens and vultures have territorial disagreements

Raven and Vulture
Ravens and vultures have territorial disagreements

Vultures trying too look all bad-ass to intimidate crows

Crows vs. Vultures
Vultures trying too look all bad-ass to intimidate crows

Vulture silhouette in the sky

Soaring Vulture
Vulture silhouette in the sky

Turkey vultures on telephone pole

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Turkey vultures on telephone pole

Raven on its way to quarrel with vultures

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Raven on its way to quarrel with vultures

Catching a thermal vent

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Catching a thermal vent