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Crested Caracara (Northern Crested Caracara) (Caracara cheriway)

18 May 2008
State Highway 44 between Freer and San Diego, Texas
Duval County, Texas

Outside Freer, Texas, in Duval County and in the greater South Texas region long before we knew iNat existed (and iNat was just getting started perhaps), we had the opportunity to photograph a few raptors along the state highways including these Crested Caracaras on State Highway 44 between Freer and San Diego, Texas. We can't quite recall the exact site but the general vicinity is accurate. We were driving between archives in the course of a South Texas research trip. Took the pics with the first small digital camera we owned and it seems like ages ago. The pics are a bit grainier than those we are currently generating. File sizes for digital pics have changed rapidly and are now capable as we know of storing quite a lot more data than at first. Crested Caracara are found from the southern edge of the United States and throughout Mexico, Central America and the northern regions of South America and as such are authentic residents of the Western Hemisphere.

Note: There are at least four individual Crested Caracaras depicted in these images. They were found all along our route that day by the side of the road.

Source: "Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)," All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, range map, photographs, description, resource links, accessed 2.16.16, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Crested_Caracara/id

These two monkeys ended up sharing the fruit. Probably the older one is the mother.

The capuchins in this area see hundreds of tourists visiting the park. They look for unattended bags and backpacks, and when they find one, they love to make off with it and look for food. You've got to watch your bags all the time!

We saw these monkeys in the Manuel Antonio National Park as well, but here they are in a more natural environment without as many people around. They are still curious about humans though! Very cute!