Participant Photo: Merlin Falcon – Rare
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I saw this Merlin Falcon on a non-count day. It was too beautiful not to take a few pictures of
Categories: Predatory birds
Tags: birds of prey
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4 comments on “Participant Photo: Merlin Falcon – Rare”
I think this is a Cooper’s Hawk. They are not rare.
Hi, this is not a Merlin. Merlins have dark eyes and are shorter than the hawk pictured here. This is either a Cooper’s or Sharp-Shinned Hawk.
yes, i agree. this is not a merlin. a little hard to tell from the picture how big that hawk is, but merlins are smaller than that. and they could be rare, depending on where you live. if you live in New York city, they could be very rare. but seeing as you live in canada, this probably is not a rare sighting.
she is very beautiful though.