Crested caracara
A Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) perched on one leg on a fence post, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. The yellow mark on its breast is a distended crop, indicating that it has recently eaten. The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion.
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Crested caracara
A Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) perched on one leg on a fence post, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. The yellow mark on its breast is a distended crop, indicating that it has recently eaten. The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion.
04/06/2022 www.allenfotowild.com
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Uploaded on June 4, 2022
Taken on December 11, 2021