Crested Caracara

[PWhite214]

I drove to one of the National Wildlife Refuge before work. The drought here has caused most of the shorebirds to go somewhere else. However I did get a few good shots.

1 Crested Caracara


14-July-2011 C1 Brazoria NWF-104 by PWhite214, on Flickr

2 Swainson's Hawk


28-July-2011 C1 FM227-066 by PWhite214, on Flickr

3 Not identified


14-July-2011 C1 Brazoria NWF-41 by PWhite214, on Flickr

Phil

[Eric D]

Nice pics! Caracara is a Juvenile, still doesn't have the orange color in the beak.

[paulnj]

nice finds there. How big was that last one? young bird and appears to be a sparrow.