Lester was hand-raised, learning to associate with people rather than his own species and losing his natural and necessary fear of man. The Caracara is an interesting species, and Lester exhibits many unusual behaviors. Curious and very aware of his surroundings, he often seems supervisory in his observations of activities going on around him. Lester expresses a particular fondness for bathing. He delights in taking a dirt bath immediately after the sandy floor of his enclosure has been cleaned and freshly raked.
Caracaras are scavengers and share the trait of roadside feeding with vultures.
In fact, Caracaras often associate with vultures in the wild which is probably why Lester seems quite content to share a cage with two Turkey Vultures and a Black Vulture. He enjoys mealtime immensely and has a voracious appetite for crickets. Although actually a member of the falcon family, the Caracara is also known as the Mexican Eagle and is Mexico's national bird.