Crested Caracara
Taken at Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park. A bit of info about these birds: Found from Baja California to eastern Texas, south to Panama. Preferred habitats include prairies, savannas, desert scrub, and seashores. They are found around the Orlando area; the subspecies in Florida is known as Audubon's Crested Caracara; it is present year-round. There are only 250 pairs of this federally threatened subspecies nesting in Florida. Although it looks like a long-legged hawk and associates with vultures, it is actually in the same family as falcons.
Uploaded on March 27, 2013