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Merlin
andy hood

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Photograped on 6/8/12 at Thornwick Pool, Flamborough, Nikon D7000, Nikon 300mm f4 lens, Shutter Speed 1/500, ISO 400,
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Habitat
Manmade Wetland/Grassland
Location
Flamborough
Date taken
6/8/12
Scientific name
Falco columbarius
Equipment used
Nikon D7000
andy hood
I was doing my early morning birding rounds and decided to go round to Thornwick Pool, as i was walking down to the hide, i heard some Swallows and House Martins alarm calling an making a commotion, i looked in there general direction and saw the Merlin perched on a low rope fence post, i slowly walked towards it and got to within about 12/15 foot of the bird and rattled a few shots of , Funnily enough my second close encounter with a Merlin on my local patch that week!!
 
Stanley Jones
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Wow, what a brilliant closeup of this superb little falcon Andy! Amazing that you could approach that close, lucky you. You took excellent advantage of the opportunity. Superb work!!!!!
 

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