Mrs Blacktailer and I were wondering why we don't see any buzzards near our home. When we lived in a rural area of the California Central Coast it was common to see 5 or so buzzards at a time and not unusual to see 10-20 or more circling in the updrafts near our home. Here in the desert we have pretty much the same predator and prey species as before with the exception of javelina but never see any buzzards and don't find carrion when out in the desert. Of course anyone who has hunted in Africa knows that by the time you load game in the bakke there will be 200 vultures watching the proceedings. Do javelina clean up the carrion so there is nothing left for buzzards to eat?
