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crested caracara (Caracara plancus), Mexican Eagle (1 Viewer)

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Read a local story of a rare visitor so I decided to try my luck to add a rare Eagle to my images. Unfortunately, could only get to about 400' from this subject and the noon thermal interference played havoc with the IQ.

Of course, about the time I mounted my Sigma 1.4X TC, he decided to do some flyovers. In the heat of the moment, had to pull back to ~195-mm x 1.4X = ~320-mm EQ to track...

Went back Sunday but struck out
;-{

How Stephan managed to catch his great image attests to his timing & skill...
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/bird_5181___article.html/caracara_crested.html

VICTORVILLE— Recent sightings of a rare bird, the crested caracara (Caracara plancus), at the Mojave Narrows Regional Park have begun to draw local interest.

This is thought to be the first sighting of this type of bird in San Bernardino County.

Reports from the community say that this crested caracara has taken up in a pasture north of Horseshoe Lake in the park.

While the High Desert is home to several different species of wildlife, the crested caracara is rarely seen this far north. According to Audubon.org, its normal range is from Baja California and Mexico to South America, with sightings reported in the southern portions Florida, Texas and Arizona.

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