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Southern Caracara portrait
I saw this magnificent caracara bird after a long, long day hiking in the the forest of Tierra del Fuego NP. It showed little or no interest in me, so it was an easy task to take a few photos.
The Southern Crested Caracara often steels food from the much smaller Chimango Caracaras, or they can be seen walking around on the ground looking for somthing to eat. One of the park rangers told me about the dominant nature of these birds, and that the local foxes avoided areas close to nesting Southern Crested Caracaras.
Allan HansenDenmark
IT-professional / Photographer