Caracaras and Falcons

6 Species
Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus) It was one of a pair seen on a hillside in paramo habitat at an altitude of approximately 11,000 feet in the Andes Mountains east of Quito, Ecuador on March 2,...
Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
It was one of a pair seen on a hillside in paramo habitat at an altitude of approximately 11,000 feet in the Andes Mountains east of Quito, Ecuador on March 2,…
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Photographed near Pueblo Novo west of Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 6, 2016.
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Photographed near Pueblo Novo west of Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 6, 2016.
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Flying with Prey Photographed at Cayo Guillermo, Cuba on Nov. 17, 2018.
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Flying with Prey
Photographed at Cayo Guillermo, Cuba on Nov. 17, 2018.
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Ventral It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on March 25, 2009. This photo shows the...
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Ventral
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on March 25, 2009. This photo shows the…
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Dorsal It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on November 8, 2014. This photo shows the...
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) in Flight Dorsal
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on November 8, 2014. This photo shows the…
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Juvenile Flying Photographed at the East Spit of Braddock Bay on Sep. 16, 2020.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Juvenile Flying
Photographed at the East Spit of Braddock Bay on Sep. 16, 2020.
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 3, 2016.
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
It was seen near the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 3, 2016.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male White Morph Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male White Morph
Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Female White Morph Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Female White Morph
Photographed at the Belen Reserve, Cuba on Nov. 16, 2018.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Red Morph Photographed at Las Terrazas, Cuba on Nov. 12, 2018.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Red Morph
Photographed at Las Terrazas, Cuba on Nov. 12, 2018.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) This digiscoping photo was made near the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester, NY during a Christmas Bird Count on Dec 18, 2005.
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
This digiscoping photo was made near the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester, NY during a Christmas Bird Count on Dec 18, 2005.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) This digiscoping photo was made near Lyndonville in western New York State on Jan 19, 2006. Formerly rare in this area, merlins seem to be getting more common.
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
This digiscoping photo was made near Lyndonville in western New York State on Jan 19, 2006. Formerly rare in this area, merlins seem to be getting more common.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) Photographed at Cayo Coco, Cuba on Nov. 17, 2018.
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Photographed at Cayo Coco, Cuba on Nov. 17, 2018.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) Juvenile This digiscoping photo was made near the north end of Conesus Lake in western New York State on Aug 6, 2005.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) Juvenile
This digiscoping photo was made near the north end of Conesus Lake in western New York State on Aug 6, 2005.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) Juvenile This digiscoping photo was made near the north end of Conesus Lake in western New York State on Aug 6, 2005. This is another view of the bird in the previous...
Merlin (Falco columbarius) Juvenile
This digiscoping photo was made near the north end of Conesus Lake in western New York State on Aug 6, 2005. This is another view of the bird in the previous…