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Apr 21, 2010 12:26 |  #1

Hello my bird friends. I haven't been posting much lately but I need to call on your brilliant minds to help me ID this Hawk. I'm thinking Merlin again, but then I always think Merlin and I'm always wrong.

Anyone care to put a name on this one?

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Apr 21, 2010 12:39 |  #2

Great shots Shirley. I'd say Merlin, which BTW is a falcon.

I've only seen them from a distance. Looks like you got close, about how far?


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Apr 21, 2010 12:49 |  #3

Thanks Steve. This one did let me get quite close. I was surprised that it let me get about 20 to 30 feet from it.


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Apr 21, 2010 13:38 |  #4

Great catch Shirley, don't get to see many Falcons in the wild out here.


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Apr 21, 2010 16:42 |  #5

Really nice shots of this guy, whatever it is. Never seen one quite like it. He sure is a messy eater. :)


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Apr 21, 2010 17:03 |  #6

Thanks Mitch. I agree. He needs a napkin and a plate.


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Apr 21, 2010 17:14 |  #7

I got a shot of a bird that looks just like this one in Florida. I didn't know what it was either.???
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Apr 21, 2010 18:21 |  #8

Here is a shot of a merlin taken last year near St Petersburg.

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Apr 21, 2010 18:54 |  #9

Interesting find and capture Shirley... amazing close up shots of a fearless hunter.

I did a series on them last summer, I spent a couple weeks watching and photographing a nest of chicks that fledged. The mother Merlin brought back an amazing quantity of song birds in that period... mostly chickadees, warblers & RB Nuthatches...

Any warblers back yet in your area?

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Apr 21, 2010 19:24 |  #10

No Warblers yet. At least not that I've seen. Someone reported seeing a Palm Warbler and a Yellow Rump last week so it won't be long now.


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Apr 21, 2010 21:25 |  #11

Great Merlin shots!


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Apr 21, 2010 21:38 |  #12

Very nice. I've only seen one Merlin and I'd love to see some more.


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Apr 21, 2010 22:34 |  #13

Excellent work on these Shirley


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Apr 22, 2010 04:45 |  #14

Thanks. I guess I can call it a Merlin now for sure. :)


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Apr 22, 2010 10:48 |  #15

Nice captures/images of the Merlin here Shirley. They aren't as timid as their falcon cousin Kestrel ..I always get a thrill when i see a Merlin...great little hunters.


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