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merlin (female-type)
a scarce winter visitor here, used to be more common a few years ago
Habitat
farmland
Location
Gillonnay, plaine de Bièvre, Isère, France
Date taken
11 December 2022
Scientific name
Falco columbarius
Excellent capture of this lovely Merlin JJ, congratulations on getting this rarity on your patch mate. Tfs.
 
A wonderfully detailed and clear portrait of this rare visitor, JJ.
 
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Wonderful 😊 shot of this fabulous 😍 hunter ... superb work 🖐️ JJ 🙌 ... TFS
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
696
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
merlin 22_01.jpg
File size
2.2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 11 December 2022 11:18 AM
Dimensions
2650px x 1491px

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