Eagles feeding on carrion

[mjs1973]

Now that most of our snow is gone, it's easier for the wildlife to find the carrion that was covered up by the snow.

[Eric D]

Love those Raptors! Nice score

[Shyanni]

An interesting series. Is that a deer carcass in the middle of a field of stubble? Gotta wonder what killed the deer. Several year back we had a problem with eagles dying because farmers were poisoning wolf kills.

[RoguePix]

Time and effort was worth it. The actions of the subject were great as well as the nature.

[mjs1973]

Thanks everyone.

Shyanni, yes, it's a deer. The deer was most likely killed by a car since this was right next to a highway. Now that most of our snow is gone, you can find the road kill in the ditches much more easily. After I left this location, I found 2 more carcasses in the ditch on my way home, within a couple miles of town. One of them had an eagle feeding on it. I believe it was probably the eagle in flight in the 2nd image that had left this spot and went and found another meal without having to wait in line.