Turkey Vultures Fighting over a Carcass

Two turkey vultures fighting over the carcass of a jackrabbit. Taken

near Tucson, Arizona. Typically, only one bird feeds at a time. Two

birds engage in a brief tussle (like this) to establish who is

dominant, then the winner gets to eat. Unless a third bird has already

started feeding while the others are fighting.

The light specks near the carcass are the flies that were buzzing

around it.