Crested CaraCara

[CoyoteCreationsNW]

They look like a hawk, feed mre like a vulture but are actually classified as a falcon. Summit Park, Panama. I have no clue about the yellow area on the breast.

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[Rassie]

Nice shot. According to someone's post on Facebook. "This is a distended crop showing that it has recently eaten".

 

[CoyoteCreationsNW]

Nice shot. According to someone's post on Facebook. "This is a distended crop showing that it has recently eaten".

Another thing I didn't know about a Central America bird. Makes sense since I watched her feeding on the ground a few minutes before she flew up into the tree. I could not get close enough for a shot on the ground but she was approachable when she was higher up.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Beautiful bird and well captured. Nice job.