Crested Caracara Portrait - Winged Ambassadors

by Dawn Currie

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Crested Caracara Portrait - Winged Ambassadors

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Dawn Currie

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Photograph - Digital

Description

Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie – Portrait of a Crested Caracara, part of Winged Ambassadors Portfolio. This portfolio is in honor of our Winged Ambassadors, rescued birds that must remain in captivity due to injuries or imprinting on humans. Now they serve to educate the public regarding what we can do to protect our wildlife. As a nature photographer and wildlife rehab volunteer, these birds hold a special place in my heart. Completed as a fundraiser, I strove to capture portraits that celebrated their unique beauty. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary in Palm Shores, Florida and to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida.

Awards and PSA International Exhibitions:
- Photographic Society of America Bronze Portfolio Distinction
- Honorable Mention 2017 DIGA Circuit, Peachtree salon
- Honorable Mention 2017 DIGA Circuit, Woodstock salon
- 2017 DIGA Circuit, Atlanta, Dixie, Rome, and Tate salons

Featured on Fine Art America/Pixels:
- A Birding Group - Wings
- Animal Photographs
- Birds In Focus
- Camera Art
- Created by Southern Artists
- FAA Portraits - Birds
- First Friday Gallery
- Five Star Artist
- Images That Excite You
- New FAA Uploads
- Showcasing The South
- The Road To Self Promotion
- The 200 Club
- Wildlife

Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway): A tropical falcon, the Crested Caracara reaches the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and Florida. A common subject of folklore and legends throughout Central and South America, the Crested Caracara is sometimes referred to as the "Mexican eagle." Although it looks like a long-legged hawk and associates with vultures, the Crested Caracara is actually in the same family as falcons. They eat insects; small and occasionally large vertebrates, including fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals; eggs; and carrion of all types.Populations in United States have declined historically, but currently appear stable or slightly increasing. Classified as "threatened" in Florida. Common and widespread throughout Neotropics.

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February 15th, 2018

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