Caracara Courtship display

Head throwing and a rattling call preceded the mating of the two caracaras in the previous image. This is the male.

 

I wish I had a recording of the calls made, but here is a link to Gary Clark's 1998 recording of a caracara in Arizona if you are interested. (the higher pitched call in it is a mockingbird) www.mirror-pole.com/collpage/caracara/cc_mb2.mp3

 

 

Done