A dark-winged buzzard (turkey vulture) descends with wings spread over the sandy floor of a desert landscape, where a bleached animal carcass lies among clumps of yucca, sagebrush and yellow-flowering shrubs. The printed caption calls it the "Buzzard Scavenger of The Ole Southwest," a title typical of mid-century scenic views of the American desert Southwest. Turkey vultures are the region's best-known soaring scavengers, locating carrion largely by smell.
Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; small printed number "64" at upper right.
No postmark. Divided-back Tichnor linen card, c. 1930s–40s; green dealer sticker "#10 PC Birds Animals $1.-" and pencil price marks ("254-400", "$1.00") on back; no message or address written.
Cite this card
Buzzard scavenger of the old Southwest, desert scene, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/buzzard-scavenger-of-the-old-southwest-desert-scene-circa-19. Accessed October 25, 2026.
