The Mexican EAGLE aka Cara Cara
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These rapters facinate me, I dont know if since I first discovered them is why they seem to be more prevelant around here or that their original habitat has changed and they have choosen my area to migrate to but I certainly do see them more often in recent times. Even thought the Buzzard/Vulture is a larger bird they are afraid of the ME. They will stay back even if there are more of them. Usually the ME travel in pairs. The day I took this picture there were two of them and 8-10 vultures all standing back until the ME both got their bit then they stepped in and even then only 1 or 2 at a time. I watched them for quite a while and every time the ME wanted back at the carcass the buzzards all backed off.