A Beautiful (?) Buzzard

Because of the chilly and windy weather, there weren't many shorebirds at the bay. So, I gave up and was heading for home...when I saw a patch of black...a patch of black buzzard.

I parked my van, and ambled back. Then, I saw why there were 2 buzzards in the area. On the road was a dead raccoon.

I took many pictures of the meat-eater, and eventually, he/she flew off. I thought about kicking the dead raccoon off of the busy road to help the buzzards...but decided against it. (I was afraid the smell would stick to my sneakers.)

In the extras is my osprey of the day. Another fish-eater.