Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) stalking a Carrion crow (Corvus corone) in urban park, Bristol, UK, January

Staffan Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) close up in snow with Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Photographed at a wildlife watching facility, the fox was shot by local hunters as a standard wildlife management practi...

Angelo Gandolfi / Carrion Crows (Corvus corone) mobbing a Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Scala di St. Regina gorges. Corte, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, January

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) tearing at rubbish bag in urban park, Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) head portrait, partially obscured by long grass, France, March.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Elander / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatos) with wings stretched out and Carrion crow (Corvus corone corone) in flight, Cebollar, Torla, Aragon, Spain, November 2008

Angelo Gandolfi / Flock of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in flight over carrion. Valle del Agusejo, Castilla y Leon, Spain.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Elander / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) chasing away Carrion crow (Corvus corone corone) Cebollar, Torla, Aragon, Spain, November 2008

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) in spring, looking for carrion on sea ice, North Slope near Arctic Ocean, Alaska

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) in spring, looking for carrion on sea ice, North Slope near Arctic Ocean, Alaska

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) in spring, North Slope, Alaska

Tui De Roy / Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) femalenamed Paccha five years old feeding on, carrion, captive animal, Condor Huasi Project, Hacienda Zuleta, Cayambe, Ecuador

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) trio tugging on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) skin, Minnesota

Neil Lucas / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) Summatra. This species has the largest unbranched flower inflorescence which smells strongly of rotting carrion.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) young foraging on grassy lawn, St James's Park, London, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) young with a Honey bee (Apis mellifera) held in its beak on grassy lawn, St James's Park, London, UK, September.

Loic Poidevin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on ground amongst flowers, West France, July

Loic Poidevin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on ground amongst flowers, West France, July

David Pattyn / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) scavenging dead fish on beach, Marao peninsula, Bahia, Brazil

Alan Williams / Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) in flight with Cockle shell, Liverpool Bay, UK, November

Tony Phelps / Star flower (Orbea variegata) DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Star flowers (Orbea variegata) one unfolding with one folded. deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Star flower (Orbea variegata) DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Star flower (Orbea variegata) close-up. DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Star flower (Orbea variegata), deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) perched in a dead tree, Bushy Park, London, England, UK, October

Staffan Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) close up in snow with Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Photographed at a wildlife watching facility, the fox was shot by local hunters as a standard wildlife management practi...

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) digging out a peanut it watched a squirrel burying in lawn, with courting couple in the background, St. James's Park, London, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) approaching Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) eating peanut given to it by a tourist, St. James's Park, London, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) walking with a shelled peanut thrown by a tourist, St. James's Park, London, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) portrait, St James Park, London, UK, January

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) walking on frozen lake surface, Wiltshire, UK, February

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) digging up a peanut it saw a squirrel bury in lawn; with courting couple in the background, St. James's Park, London, UK, January.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) foraging on lawn with woman standing in shadow and a man running in the background, St. James's Park, London, UK, January. Did you know? These clever birds have been known...

Eric Baccega / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) mobbing a Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) perched on branch, Canada, Quebec, February

Laurie Campbell / Female Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) on red deer carrion, Lochaber, Scotland, December

Laurie Campbell / Female Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) feeding on red deer carrion, Argyll, Scotland, December

Markus Varesvuo / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) Spain November

Loic Poidevin / Portrait of a Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) Derbyshire, UK, November.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) mobbing a sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May

Alan Williams / Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) foraging on wet sands. Liverpool Bay, UK, November.

Alan Williams / Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) landing on shore to forage. Liverpool Bay, UK, November.

Alan Williams / Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) on moorland, North Wales, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) in meadow feeding, Norfolk, UK

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) on ice with Carrion crow (Corvus corone), River Tame, Reddish Vale Country Park, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK, December 2010

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) on ice with Carrion crow (Corvus corone), River Tame, Reddish Vale Country Park, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK, December 2010

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) on ice with Carrion crow (Corvus corone), River Tame, Reddish Vale Country Park, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK, December 2010

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) feeding on scraps on ice, River Tame, Reddish Vale Country Park, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK, December 2010

Nature Production / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on head of Hondo Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) feeding on parasites, Mt. Kinkazan, Miyagi, Japan

Edwin Giesbers / Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) standing in snow. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / A Carrion Crow (Corvus corone), foreground, and a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), background, standing on snow. The Netherlands, January.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) walking on ice near margin of flooded, frozen marshland. Greylake RSPB reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, January

Colin Varndell / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) perched on fence, Dorset, UK, January

Thomas Marent / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes sp) female flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesi...

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crows (Corvus corone) flying over tree tops at dusk, France, March.

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) head portrait, in urban park, Paris, France, November.

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crows (Corvus corone) in urban park, with parked vehicles behind, Paris. France, November.

Laurent Geslin / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) calling, in urban park, Paris. France, November.

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) mobbing female Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in an aerial chase, Marburg city, Hesse, Germany, October

Steven Kazlowski / Ivory gull (Pageophilia eburnea) scavenging the carcass of a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) floating along the coast of Svalbard, in summer, Norway

Miles Barton / Wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) on Dead Horse Arum (Helicodiceros / Dracunculus muscivorus) flower, Aire Islet, Menorca, April The arum attracts insects by producing a carrion-like smell and luring t...

Barrie Britton / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) feeding from reindeer calf carcass. Lapland, Finland. July

Robin Chittenden / Silhouette of Carrion crow (Corvus corone) in flight over water behind the branches of a tree, Norfolk, UK.

David Noton / Juvenile Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) feeding on monkey carrion in tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Dietmar Nill / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) two in flight, one has dropped piece of carrion, Hokkaido, Japan

Dietmar Nill / Black kite (Milvus migrans) two adults in flight fighting over piece of carrion, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Black kite (Milvus migrans) two adults in flight fighting over piece of carrion, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Black kite (Milvus migrans) two adults in flight fighting over piece of carrion, Germany

Angelo Gandolfi / European Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus) and Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) feeding on carrion. Monfrague National Park, Tajo river, Spain.

Angelo Gandolfi / European Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) attacking Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) feeding on carrion, Spain.

Angelo Gandolfi / European Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) among Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) feeding on carrion, Spain.

David Tipling / Common Buzzard {Buteo buteo} about to steal carrion from Rooks {Corvus frugilegus} Wales, UK

Chien Lee / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes lowii) flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes lowii) flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes lowii) flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Rhizanthes (Rhizanthes lowii) flower mimics the smell of a rotting carcass to attract carrion flies which swarm around it to lay their eggs, Malaysia

Bernard Castelein / Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) feeding on carrion, Senengeti NP, Tanzania

SIMON KING / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) female barking, protecting piece of carrion on ground, Central Australia, vulnerable species

Jose B. Ruiz / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) sub-adult feeding on carrion, Monfrague Natural Park, Spain

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) scavenging food from a dead crab on sea wall, Liverpool Bay, UK, February

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) flying along beach with food scavenged from dead crab, Liverpool Bay, UK, February

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on small twig, Essex, UK, November

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on stony beach, Whitstable Bay, Kent, UK, January

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) on small twig, Essex, UK, November

Alan Williams / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) in flight, Cornwall, UK, May

Guy Edwardes / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) in flight, Lodmoor RSPB reserve, Weymouth, Dorset, England, January

Thomas Marent / Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) male with American Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) trying to scavenge carrion, Purace National Park, Colombia

David Kjaer / Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) feeding on carrion, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Dave Bevan / Carrion crow (corvus corone) swallowing worm on lawn, Wales, UK, February

Dave Bevan / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) calling from top of pine tree, Wales, UK, February

Dave Bevan / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) female with chicks at nest in oak tree, Wales, UK, May

Dave Bevan / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) adult brooding chicks on nest in oak tree, Wales, UK, May

Dave Bevan / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) pair at nest feeding chicks in oak tree, Wales, UK, May

Jose B. Ruiz / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) feeding on carrion, Spain

Dietmar Nill / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) adult perched on branch in shallow water. Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany