Vulture-Proof Packaging

I saw this black vulture (Coragyps atratus) sitting on top of a garbage can, apparently trying to figure out how to get to all those great smelling tidbits inside. It eventually gave up and flew off, unable to figure out the vulture-proof packaging.

[Patricia McPhail]

How frustrating! But a great capture!

[Esther Rosenberg]

What a cool capture.

[Jon Lip]

My goodness - vultures? - I'm glad we've on;y got starlings and pigeons to contend with here!

[Walks @ 7]

Our crows and ravens 'case' the cans to see who is less than diligent in closing them. A great capture of frustration.

[Tim Erskine]

@jon_lip We have two types hereabout: black and turkey vultures. They won't bother people - unless they're dead - and they clean up all the carcasses of God's creatures that shuffle off their mortal coils.

[Tim Erskine]

@selkie @dutchothotmailcom @joysabin Thanks for the comments. I've never seen one on a garbage can before...there must've been something particularly pungent in there.