Buzzard

Prominent in Faulkner's fiction, and often found circling high above one of the main characters. Most likely the The Black Vulture, a scavenger that feeds on carrion. It finds its meals either by using its keen eyesight or by following other (New World) vultures, which possess a keen sense of smell. Most often associated with concept of death, its presence becomes symbolic of the leitmotif of an ineluctable mortality across Faulkner's oeuvre.