Crested Caracara perched in tree, Pantanal, Brazil

Pantanal Jaguar Camp, Poncone, Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil (October 2024)

This image was taken during the Jaguars of the Pantanal trip organised by Natures Images and led by Chris Gomersall and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography).

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) / Wikipedia
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus / Bird Forum
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Crested Caracara Caracara plancus

Shooting Time 06:41
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 17 21 16.7 S
Longitude 56 46 7.2 W
Altitude 95.80m