Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair fighting, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) chasing sub-adult with prey, Texas

Tim Zurowski/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) trio, Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Texas

Marie Read / Crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway), midair aggressive interaction between two for access to perch, Martin Refuge, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, March.

Luke Massey / Portrait of a Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Portrait of a Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Portrait of a Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway) fighting over food Pantanal, Brazil..

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult eating Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) egg, juvenile trying to steal it, Arribada (mass nesting event), Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, sou...

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult eating Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) egg, Arribada (mass nesting event), Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, southern Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult walking, Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, southern Mexico, August.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) sub-adult at Raccoon (Procyon lotor) carcass, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair fighting, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) and juvenile at carcass, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) juvenile spreading wings, Texas

Nick Garbutt / Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) perched in forest canopy. Pousada Araras, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) and prickly pear cactus, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair fighting, Texas

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Texas

Jack Dykinga / Northern caracara (Northern caracara cheriway) taking off from Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower, Tohono O'odam Reservation, Arizona, USA, May.

Jack Dykinga / Northern caracara (Northern caracara cheriway) flying away from Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower, Tohono O'odam Reservation, Arizona, USA, May.

Jack Dykinga / Northern caracara (Northern caracara cheriway) taking off from Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower, Tohono O'odam Reservation, Arizona, USA, May.

Rick Bowers/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) with Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) prey, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) and juvenile feeding on Coyote (Canis latrans) carcass, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Texas

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Tim Zurowski/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) trio, Texas

Rosl Roessner/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) juvenile landing, Texas

Rosl Roessner/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) juvenile, Texas

Christophe Courteau / Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Llanos, Venezuela.

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair, Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) juvenile, Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Alan Murphy / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Texas

Christine Jung / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Florida

Jack Dykinga / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) gathering nesting material in palms, in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Cyril Ruoso / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, southern Texas

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) in dry forest, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Nick Garbutt / Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) feeding on a Piranha (Serrasalmus sp.) on the banks of the Pixiam River. Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Nick Garbutt / Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) feeding on a Piranha (Serrasalmus sp.) on the banks of the Pixiam River. Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Pete Oxford / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) trio, Rupununi, Guyana

Donald M. Jones / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) banded bird at the edge of a lake, Florida

Charlie Summers / Pair of Northern Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) courtship preening, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

Gerrit Vyn / Northern / Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus cheriway) Starr County, Texas, USA, March

Suzi Eszterhas / Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus), Pantanal, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) feeding on scavenged fish, Venezuela

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult and juvenile perching in tree, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) perching on branch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) perching on branch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) touching down, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) landing, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), and Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) scavenging on carcass, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) parent feeding chicks in nest, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair courting, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) flying, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) pair mating, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) and juvenile feeding on Coyote (Canis latrans) carcass, Texas

Tom Vezo / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) parent feeding chicks at nest in Yucca plant, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), adult, on beach. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state, Mexico. November.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), adult, walking on beach. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state, Mexico. November.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), adult, on beach. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state, Mexico. November.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), adult, taking off with Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchling in beak during arribada, mass nesting event. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state, Mexic...

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), adult flying with Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchling in beak during arribada, mass nesting event. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state, Mexico. Novembe...

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult, taking off from beach. Oaxaca state, Mexico. November.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) juvenile, on beach. Oaxaca state, Mexico. November.

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) eating Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchling during arribada,mass nesting event. Pacific coast, Oaxaca state,Mexico. November.

Francisco Marquez / Caracara ( Caracara cheriway pallidus) perched, Islas Marias Archipelago, Marias Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Francisco Marquez / Caracara ( Caracara cheriway pallidus ) Islas Marias Archipelago, Marias Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Francisco Marquez / Caracara (Caracara cheriway pallidus) perched in tree, Islas Marias Archipelago, Marias Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

David Pattyn / Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) in flight Corcovado National Park, Osa peninsula, Costa Rica

Doug Wechsler / Northern crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador.