American Crows and Black Vultures keep the earth clean by eating any remnants of abandoned prey.

My mother would say: "Waste not Want not".
American Crows and Black Vultures keep the earth clean by eating any remnants of abandoned prey.
In the video, an Osprey skillfully forages for fish, but it leaves a small portion of its catch on its perch. Two Black Vultures briefly stop on a limb and observe the area.
The Black Crows wait until the Osprey leaves its perch before examining the area for leftovers from the Osprey’s catch.
American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups. Admired for their intelligence, American Crows can work together, devise solutions to problems, and recognize unusual food sources.
Black Vulture.
These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are consummate scavengers, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time.
The Osprey is the only hawk on the continent that eats almost exclusively live fish, and it has the equipment to get them.
These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are consummate scavengers, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time.
The Osprey is the only hawk on the continent that eats almost exclusively live fish, and it has the equipment to get them.
Two Hours Later
Two Black Vultures perched above the Osprey with hopes of retrieving any remnant of the Osprey's meal.
American Crows eat a vast array of foods. Aquatic animals, fish, young turtles, crayfish, mussels, and clams.