Crested Caracara

First time seeing one in person!

[Dixie Goode]

I’ve never even heard of these, but it’s an awesome looking bird.

[Mags]

Wow! This is the first I've seen one too. Marvelous shot!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Fabulous capture. He looks quite large. Are they a big bird of prey?

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh what a bird!

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Danette Thompson]

@shepherdmanswife they are about the size of a vulture. They mostly eat dead carcasses and will chase off other birds. They sometimes eat live pray, but they are not like the hawk.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot of a beautiful looking bird.

[gloria jones]

Super capture

[Islandgirl]

What a neat bird!

[Lou Ann]

Oh my I’ve heard of caracara birds, this one is a beauty.

[Allison Williams]

So handsome!

[Rick]

Super capture. Is that in your hometown. Never seen one up this far, before.

[Peter Dulis]

Cute

[Danette Thompson]

@rickster549 no, he was over near Naples. Their territory is “Florida”, but I’ve not seen one in SE Florida. Maybe we are too crowded here.

[KWind]

Super capture!

[Diana]

What a fabulous looking bird, lovely find and shot.

[Junko Y]

It's quite a look, that caracara is showing! I have only seen them in Brazil, but they make quite a statement walking along the ground, so big.