Sanitation Worker's lofty perch!
An opportunistic scavenger (turkey vulture) surveys the possibilities for
its next meal from a dead-tree perch, as seen at Cibola National Wildlife
Refuge north of Yuma, Arizona.
Photo credited to George Stocking
It's been estimated that 85% of Arizona's winter geese population calls this
area home. Turkey vultures are also part-time residents; returning to
the northern environs in April.
November 2007