"Tropical Falcon" - a photo on Flickriver

"Tropical Falcon"

            The Northern crested caracara is a large raptor with a crest on the top of its head, a naked face, heavy bill, elongated neck, and unusually long legs.

This distinctive-looking bird is often mistaken for a type of vulture because of its bare face and habit of eating carrion, but it’s actually a tropical falcon. Besides cleaning up roadkill, the Caracara also feeds on invertebrates and small mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and amphibians. It’s also known to harass vultures causing them to disgorge their food, in order to steal it. Crested Caracaras can walk easily and run fast; males engage in aerial battles during breeding season. Threatened mainly due to habitat loss, the Caracara prefers open range land, like cattle pasture and is often seen perching on fence posts.

I found this Sub-adult perched on a fence post along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.

Taken on: December 16, 2020

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