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Crested Caracara (Juvenile) (Original Post) Bo Zarts Yesterday OP
Gorgeous! SheltieLover Yesterday #1
Deep South Texas is a great place to be for Spring migratory Ilsa Yesterday #2
I spent five days in the Aransas NWR before driving down to Rio Grande City .. Bo Zarts Yesterday #3
Did you stay nearby in Rockport, or Portland? Ilsa 22 hrs ago #7
We stayed in Fulton, Texas .. Bo Zarts 7 hrs ago #8
Wow! 2naSalit Yesterday #4
Here in Panama Tom Dyer Yesterday #5
Stunning bird! Love the plumage, the colors, the details! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #6

Ilsa

(64,117 posts)
2. Deep South Texas is a great place to be for Spring migratory
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:40 PM
Yesterday

birding. Hell, it's pretty great year round with so many wildlife preserves. Right now is prime time for viewing whooping cranes (still endangered) in the Aransas salt marshes. It's a great place to start a life list.

The crested caracara isn't always in the south Texas valley, but is usually found further north in the coastal bend. It's a more interesting looking raptor.

Bo Zarts

(26,276 posts)
3. I spent five days in the Aransas NWR before driving down to Rio Grande City ..
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:02 PM
Yesterday


Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) - February 2026
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Ilsa

(64,117 posts)
7. Did you stay nearby in Rockport, or Portland?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:06 PM
22 hrs ago

Sometimes I miss the salty scent of the air.

Glad you made it out there before it warmed up so much that the mosquitoes carried you away!

Tom Dyer

(344 posts)
5. Here in Panama
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:12 PM
Yesterday

I see yellow headed caracaras all the time. Good looking birds, but those black createds…
I always love your bird photos.

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