Red-tailed Hawk at the Stuart Airshow yesterday. Treasure Coast Wildlife Center brought some raptors to visit with us fans of flight.

Red-tails are a favorite bird of mine.

Red-tails engaging in an inflight battle over prey, John James Audubon.

Crested Caracara. I have yet to see one of these in the wild, but Florida is the place to do it.

All About Birds…

A tropical falcon version of a vulture, the Crested Caracara reaches the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and Florida. It is a bird of open country, where it often is seen at carrion with vultures.

Audubon Field Guide…

Related to the typical falcons, but very different in shape and habits. The Crested Caracara is a strikingly patterned, broad-winged opportunist that often feeds on carrion. Aggressive, it may chase vultures away from road kills. Widespread in the American tropics, it enters our area only near the Mexican border and in Florida. “Caracara” comes from a South American Indian name, based on the bird’s call.

Peregrine falcon.

The falcon with Gracie the bald eagle beyond.

Red-shouldered Hawk.

I saw one of these out at Lakeside Ranch WTA a couple of weekends ago.

A beauty.

Above us at Witham Field, birds of a feather were flocking together.