Bernard Castelein / Southern cararcara (caracara plancus) feeding on turtle egg, Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

Bernard Castelein / Southern cararcara (caracara plancus) at waters edge, Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

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

Suzi Eszterhas / Southern-crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Serra de Canastra National Park, Brazil

Angelo Gandolfi / Southern caracara (Caracara plancus), two flying over rock formation. Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Paul Hobson / Common / Crested caracara (Caracara plancus), portrait. Costa Rica.

Paul Hobson / Common / Crested caracara (Caracara plancus). Costa Rica.

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.

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

Melvin Grey / Southern crested caracara (Polyborus plancus) adult head portrait