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Oct 28, 2020 09:56:47   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Great set of a truly beautiful bird, Blaster.

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Oct 28, 2020 10:20:33   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
John from gpwmi wrote:
Great set of a truly beautiful bird, Blaster.


Thanks John, much appreciated and yes, a very striking bird.

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Oct 28, 2020 10:27:28   #
aschweik Loc: NE Ohio
 
I have never heard of those birds. Learned something today! Great pics, so clear and well focused. Nice work.

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Oct 28, 2020 11:48:19   #
robbiedoug Loc: Cuero, Texas
 
We see quite a few of these caracaras here in South Texas. We also call them Mexican Eagles.

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Oct 28, 2020 12:03:05   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
aschweik wrote:
I have never heard of those birds. Learned something today! Great pics, so clear and well focused. Nice work.


Thank you so much Audrey, glad you enjoyed them.

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Oct 28, 2020 12:04:12   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
robbiedoug wrote:
We see quite a few of these caracaras here in South Texas. We also call them Mexican Eagles.


....or carrion eagles, just glad we have them here robbiedoug

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Oct 28, 2020 12:40:08   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Blaster34 wrote:
...either that or Community Service...

State Road 60 is a main east-west artery from Tampa to Vero Beach and runs through some of Florida's prettiest flatlands and also the Kissimmee River Basin. Although its a 2-lane Hwy, with very little shoulders, it gets a tremendous amount of car & truck traffic.

Heading over to Lakeland one early morning on SR 60, I saw a Cara Cara eying a dead armadillo that was in the middle of the east bound lane. Decided to pull off onto the grass shoulder about 75 yds away and try and capture a few photos in between numerous passing cars and big rigs. The Cara Cara was also watching the cars and made his move when there was a slight lull in the traffic. He would eat for a while and when cars were approaching, he would fly to a fence post. Even after a meal, there was no peace to enjoy it since a Red-Wing Blackbird would harass him to no end.....Much better in download, Cheers.
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Really nice sequence of shots. Nice to see the natures clean up crew working.

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Oct 28, 2020 14:35:50   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Ballard wrote:
Really nice sequence of shots. Nice to see the natures clean up crew working.


Thank you Ballard, really appreciated and yes they do a great job.

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Oct 28, 2020 15:55:58   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
Very nice captures. I lived most of my life in Florida and never saw one of these birds.

I concur with Quixdraw. These shots deserve a tighter crop. The resolution certainly holds up to it and enlarged are spectacular.

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Oct 28, 2020 16:08:06   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Muddyvalley wrote:
Very nice captures. I lived most of my life in Florida and never saw one of these birds.

I concur with Quixdraw. These shots deserve a tighter crop. The resolution certainly holds up to it and enlarged are spectacular.


Thank you Victor, appreciate the comment and recommendation. We have a number of them in Central FL and points south. I've seen them walking along I-95 near Melbourne one day but mostly in the prairies in the south central parts of the state, especially near Lake Okeechobee.

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