This is a crested caracara in flight in south Texas. We photograph many beautiful birds as part of the Birds and Bluebonnets photo tour, and this is one of my favorites. Caracaras are somewhat comical in their antics, and they interact with turkey vultures and black vultures like they are distant cousins. In this shot, the bird was banking on the wind and I was able to capture the dorsal side of its body. My settings were 1/3200, f/8, and 640 ISO. I used a 100-500mm Canon zoo, and I selected my fasted frame rate -- 20 fps. I adjust the exposure by rotating the dial dedicated to ISO.
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