Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway


Crested Caracara


Crersted Caracara


Crested Caracara


Crested Caracara
Above, a caracara from Florida; below a pair in Costa Rica preening each other in January. Note the bulging crops on both of the birds below, indicating that they have recently eaten their fill. The rest of the birds on this page were all photographed at Martin Refuge in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.


Crested Caracaras

Crested Caracara


Crested Caracara


Crested Caracara


Crested Caracara
Yep, the handsome Caracara is mostly a carrion eater!