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6 days ago · The crested caracara looks like a hawk with a sharp beak and talons but behaves like a vulture and is officially in the falcon family. To add to is aura, its nickname is the "Mexican eagle."
Jun 18, 2024 · Crested caracaras, pictured here with a cactus thorn in its beak, are part of the falcon family. Denise LeCount-O'Brien. The three natal down-feathered caracara chicks depend on both...
Jun 22, 2024 · This caracara fledgling finds walking on the ground easier as it explores its surroundings. The three caracara chicks build wing strength by practicing in the tight nesting area. Facebook
Jun 17, 2024 · The species most studied were those with broad ranges and significant overlap with humans, such as the Crested and Chimango (Milvago chimango) Caracaras. In fact, 82% of the sources identified focused on the Crested Caracara.
Jun 25, 2024 · Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway ridgwayi) Inhabiting South America, this subspecies extends from Colombia and Venezuela southward to northern Argentina. It shares many features with the Northern Crested Caracara but may exhibit slight variations in plumage coloration.
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Jun 16, 2024 · Crested Caracaras have a reputation as carrion eaters. But they also hunt and I watched adult birds bring a variety of prey to the nest to feed to their offspring. The prey included a Whiptail Lizard, as shown in this next image. I’ll show more images of parenting with tomorrow’s post.
Jun 12, 2024 · Today, two images of a Crested Caracara perching on a Saguaro Cactus. This Caracara is one of a pair that have nested in the arms of the same Saguaro Cactus for the past four years. The pair is remarkable in that the nest is within a few meters of a fairly heavily traveled highway.
