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Merlin.
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Merlin. (Falco columbarius)

Merlin (Female Juvenile possibly migratory from Iceland)
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Habitat
Seen on marshy lowland, open farmland.
Location
Worcestershire, West Midlands, England.
Date taken
21 January 2021
Scientific name
Falco columbarius
Equipment used
Nikon D3100
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Shutter speed 1/400 sec Aperture 5.3 ISO - 3200
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delia todd
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What a wonderful start you've made to your Gallery with this lovely Merlin!!

Welcome to Birdforum Emerald Feather - I'll look forward to seeing some more of your pictures.
 
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Thank you to everyone that has commented about my photo of a Merlin. For your further interest, this bird was hovering like a Kestrel just outside my lounge window. I managed to get the photo as it sat on the hedge and then began a frantic look through the reference books to find out what is was. It is the first and only time I have seen a Merlin and it is not a resident in this neighbourhood! (I haven't seen it since). I was also surprised at how tiny it was.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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Emerald Feather
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
200.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
Filename
_DSC0569-002 - Copy.JPG
File size
805.6 KB
Date taken
Fri, 22 January 2021 2:34 PM
Dimensions
1697px x 1219px

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