I believe the bird we saw was a Crested Caracara. It's in the falcon family. It's also on the Mexican flag and is considered a good luck omen. There are some excellent pictures on this web site I found by a nature photographer (CLICK HERE). His picture of the bird landing on the ground is the one Lynne said looked like the bird she saw.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Bird Sighting
Sunday on the way to Church we saw something unusual. In front of the pump station there was a dead animal in the road being eaten by a large bird. When the bird flew I didn't think it looked like a buzzard. They boys thought it was a hawk but it was the wrong shape. The bottom of the tail and the wing tips were white. I had seen one of these once before and I think I know what it was.
I believe the bird we saw was a Crested Caracara. It's in the falcon family. It's also on the Mexican flag and is considered a good luck omen. There are some excellent pictures on this web site I found by a nature photographer (CLICK HERE). His picture of the bird landing on the ground is the one Lynne said looked like the bird she saw.
I believe the bird we saw was a Crested Caracara. It's in the falcon family. It's also on the Mexican flag and is considered a good luck omen. There are some excellent pictures on this web site I found by a nature photographer (CLICK HERE). His picture of the bird landing on the ground is the one Lynne said looked like the bird she saw.
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I don't think I have seen one of these!
We used to see those all the time in Sutherland Springs. I didn't think they came that far up north. The girls used to run around the yard yelling "caracara"... "caracara"!
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