🦅 Are you a Texas Native? Well, so are the striking white and black plumage Crested Caracaras! In today’s blog “South Texas Natives: Crested Caracara”, we explore this native Falcon found throughout the San Antonio River Basin and where you could possibly spot one! 👀 😲 Did you know the word "caracara" comes from a South American indigenous word that refers to their guttural, rattling calls that apparently sound like running a stick along a fence?! Just one of the interesting facts you will fi

20 reactions | 礪 A fierce face for spooky season! Meet the Crested Caracara (혊혢혳혢혤혢혳혢 혤혩혦혳혪호혢혺), a striking-looking falcon sometimes called the Mexican eagle. Often seen alongside vultures at carrion, this bold bird has a face that changes color when it’s stressed or aggressive. Now that’s a creature that knows how to show its true colors this Halloween! | Texas Science & Natural History Museum | Facebook