April 22, 2025

I am known as a Laughing Falcon

I really enjoy eating snakes

At every dawn and dusk

I raise a loud fuss

Emitting laughing-like yelps, hence my name.

Location: La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/laufal1/cur/introduction

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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