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Birds of the Falkland Islands

One of a pair of striated caracaras I met on Carcass Island intent on stealing eggs from a group of oystercatchers. It was a battle that lasted over an hour, during which time the oystercatchers repeatedly bombed the caracaras. This one is investigating my monopod.

Landing Caracara

One of a pair of striated caracaras I met on Carcass Island intent on stealing eggs from a group of oystercatchers. It was a battle that lasted over an hour, during which time the oystercatchers repeatedly bombed the caracaras. This one is investigating my monopod.

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Photograph Location: Carcass Island, Falklands
Keywords: Caracara
Camera settings: Canon EOS 20D. 1/2500s. f/3.5. ISO400. Focal length 120mm

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