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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Mighty Merlin

 This little Falcon (Falco columbarius) called a Merlin was hanging out in the apple orchard scoping out our bird feeders which of course were empty of all the birds.  They know a predator when they see one.   He stayed awhile looking for lunch and then departed.

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14 comments:

joo said...

Beautiful bird, and beautiful photo!

theconstantwalker said...

A lovely image of a beautiful little bird..

Carletta said...

Merlin is a handsome fellow!

eileeninmd said...

Cool sighting of the Merlin and a great photo.

George said...

I assume he found lunch somewhere else. This is a great portrait.

Larry said...

Awesome shot of the Merlin! One of my favorite falcons! I have never seen one with light eyes like that. I wonder if it's a juvenile?

Lady Di Tn said...

For a Predator, he is rather cute. I like the old barn with natural air conditioning. Peace
Looks like he is saying "Got my eye on you."

Lowell said...

A very beautiful but dangerous bird. And a great photo! Look at its talons! Whee!

Gaelyn said...

So they'll settle with bird seed huh?

Linda Reeder said...

What a beauty. I almost wish he'd found lunch.

NitWit1 said...

Impressive bird.

Russell said...

This is a very excellent photograph. I really like the way the bird's head is positioned and his eye is so ... focused.

You can really see the details of his claws and feathers. I'm impressed! Like the little splash of yellow in the background.

Springman said...

Pure heaven! Looks like somebody else has been pruning fruit trees besides me!

Magpie said...

I've never seen a falcon like this one. How handsome.