Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Crested Caracara
Sunday on the return voyage aboard Memaw's Kitty we were cruising through Polk
county when we saw a rather unusual bird. At first I was not able to identify it, but later I realized it was a Crested Caracara.
Caracara is a member of the falcon family but accepts a much wider range of food than most, hence our sighting. It was feeding on road kill, a carrion eating Caracara as it were.
Caracara is also the national bird of Mexico.
Ain't God good?
Charlie
Sunday on the return voyage aboard Memaw's Kitty we were cruising through Polk
county when we saw a rather unusual bird. At first I was not able to identify it, but later I realized it was a Crested Caracara.
Caracara is a member of the falcon family but accepts a much wider range of food than most, hence our sighting. It was feeding on road kill, a carrion eating Caracara as it were.
Caracara is also the national bird of Mexico.
Ain't God good?
Charlie
