You Don’t Have to Be an Eagle #photography#birds#Panama

 To be regal... 

I have been photographing birds for many years now and to me they are all noble in one way or another. In Florida the Osprey were amazing to observe and photograph. They are expert fishers and hunters, exacting in their movements and lethal with their talons. 

Since moving to our little place in Panama, we have had the pleasure of getting to know some new winged creatures. Among our favorites are the Yellow Headed Cara Cara. Our nearest neighbors were feeding a nesting pair who faithfully showed up at their balcony for daily fresh meat treats. When their young arrived, they soon followed the pattern as the parent birds moved on to other things. 

Sometimes, when our neighbor is out of town they will come calling at my terrace. I rarely have fresh meat on hand but they will have a snack of leftover pancake or dry crackers in a pinch. I love hearing them calling for attention but if not given, they move on, foraging for insects in the grass and flying off for the day’s hunt. 

Capturing a bird’s personality means more to me than anything. When you spend time watching them day to day you realize just how unique each species is and how special each creature within that species can be.

Please mayI have a treat? 

Seriously… where’s the meat today? 

They are very uninhibited when asking for food. 

Every day is such a pleasure, waiting for them to show up and spend a few moments interacting with us lowly humans. 

The Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

It is found in tropical and subtropical South America and the southern portion of Central America. Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers.

Information from beautyofbirds.com