Decomposition
Although
it's not as photogenic as my other natural interests, I have to admit
that I was intrigued when a deer turned up dead in our neighbor's
field. The first morning, there were just a couple of turkey
vultures on the carcass, but by that evening a dozen vultures had been
joined by a couple of loudly croaking ravens.
A day later, the
scavengers were gone, and the deer presented a much lower profile,
presumably eaten down to skin and bones. At the 48 hour mark,
there was absolutely nothing left --- something larger must have found
the bones and dragged them off to gnaw on at its leisure.
Decomposition is an
awe-inspiring process, isn't it?
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