<< Previous Next >>

Crested Caracara


Crested Caracara
Photo Information
Copyright: Fabiano Chede (fchede) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 35 W: 0 N: 153] (548)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-22
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-09 17:47
Viewed: 1122
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This Gavião Carrancho, Carcará, or even Crested Caracara in english, I captured in a soy-bean harvest at my cousin´s farm Zeca. It is fantastic to be near such a big bird of prey (around 60cm tall or 23 inches). It is elegant, trying to pick up small animals after the harvesting machine rolls over the plants.

It is a falcon of the Polyborus plancus species.

Something about it:

The Crested Caracaras’ preferred habitat is open. These birds reside in South America, Central America and the southwestern United States and Florida.
Caracaras hunt live food on the ground or take food from other birds.The caracara is the most terrestrial bird in the falcon group. It spends a great deal of time on the ground. Unlike other members of the falcon family that do not construct nests, the caracara builds a stick nest.The Crested Caracara usually feeds on carrion, but they will take advantage of any food opportunity by eating small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, turtles, fish, crab, eggs, insects, worms, and nestling birds.
zeca, thistle, wgreis, RII has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Wow...what a wonderful photo! I should be so lucky....Congratulations for being in the right place at the right time to capture such a lovely bird!

Take care!
Bettina Marie =0)

  • Great 
  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 537] (2847)
  • [2006-05-09 18:34]

Big Fabiano! This is a great picture, well presenting this wonderful and strong bird! Very well done, my dear cousin!
All the best, and let's do it again soon!
abraços!
Zeca

Hello Fabiano,
Very good shot! These are great birds and you've captured him in a very nice pose. I like the POV and framing. I think the BG is too distracting. Maybe it would be good to blur it seeting right apperature or later, in postp[rocessing.
Overall, it's a very good shot!
WELL DONE!

Olá Fabiano,
tudo bem? Tenho um carcará na minha conta mas não chega nem perto deste seu. Ainda vou conseguir um bem de pertinho e nítido!!
Cores e definições ótimas.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

  • Great 
  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 486 W: 0 N: 887] (2804)
  • [2006-05-21 17:03]

Hola fabiano.
Excelente composicion, me gusta el angulo y la pose del Caracara,buenos colores y detalles, buena foto.

Gracias y espero mas fotos tuyas asi como consejos, criticas y comentarios.
Saludos...RICARDO.

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF