Caracara

[Second Hand Pat]

I was able to get out to Joe Overstreet this morning and found a pair of Caracara with a juvie
Pat

Caracara by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Caracara Leaving by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Caracara In Flight by Pat Husband, on Flickr

More to come...

[Second Hand Pat]

And then there is Junior...

Junior by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[brewmaster15]

Really nice shots Pat.Thats one I haven't seen in a long time.. we used to see them alot on our birding trips through the middle/south of Florida.. I did have one unexpected one several years back. .. In Canada, Fundy national park area..Saw it roadside and stopped for some pics...no clue what it was doing there... seriously out of its normal range. My pics were no where near as clear as yours.

[jimmyjoe]

I was able to get out to Joe Overstreet this morning and found a pair of Caracara with a juvie
Pat

Caracara by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Caracara Leaving by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Caracara In Flight by Pat Husband, on Flickr

More to come...

I know I'm alive, but I don't know what to say. You and Al have a gift I could only dream of. Jim in Ohio

[brewmaster15]

Jim, neither I nor Pat started out taking decent pics.. .. I can tell you its like everything else.. practice practice practice.. just get that camera out and take pics. Im still learning and practicing.

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Jim, Al is right. Get out there and practice, practice. Join a local camera club can be a lot of help. Go out and shoot with people. It's so much fun
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Really nice shots Pat.Thats one I haven't seen in a long time.. we used to see them alot on our birding trips through the middle/south of Florida.. I did have one unexpected one several years back. .. In Canada, Fundy national park area..Saw it roadside and stopped for some pics...no clue what it was doing there... seriously out of its normal range. My pics were no where near as clear as yours.

Hi Al, it is always a treat to shoot these guys and having a pair with a juvie was a first for me. The parents were not concerned about our presence which as a treat. I think they are use to cars and people walking/driving by them so they allowed us fairly close.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Pat, I found my pics of that wayward caracara... would you mind if I post them ? It was really a unique sighting as this bird literally is at its northern most range in Florida and Texas.... seeing one in Canada on a weeklong vacation still amazes me...what are the odds?

Al

[Second Hand Pat]

Hey Al, please do post your picture I would love to see it.
Pat.

[brewmaster15]

Thanks Pat!

I have to correct myself a bit.. looking at the image location on my flickr Album I see it was actually
Lake Superior area (Upper Michigan 2016) We had done a trip up through the great lakes and were driving around backroads when I saw a weird bird in a field.. . I scared my wife half to death as I did a 360 in the car without warning... could not believe what I was seeing.



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[Sandip]

Those are beautiful photos Pat! Loved them.
I see you are using a Z9. Thats a nice machine.

[jeep]

Those are some cool birds!

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Pat!

I have to correct myself a bit.. looking at the image location on my flickr Album I see it was actually
Lake Superior area (Upper Michigan 2016) We had done a trip up through the great lakes and were driving around backroads when I saw a weird bird in a field.. . I scared my wife half to death as I did a 360 in the car without warning... could not believe what I was seeing.



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Nice Al and so far north. I would have never expected that!
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Those are beautiful photos Pat! Loved them.
I see you are using a Z9. Thats a nice machine.

Thank you Sandip I am really enjoying shooting the Z9, my first mirrorless body.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Those are some cool birds!

I think so too and rarely get to shoot them.
Pat