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falco columbarius

  1. Merlin

    Merlin

    As a boy I loved falcons; this bird was one of the first I read about. Finally, I got to see one in the wild. It was watching its surroundings on the top of a dead tree, then took off in the opposite direction. This photo is pretty poor, but I'd been waiting most of my life for it.
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
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    • falco columbarius
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. MerlinTD1Full.jpg

    MerlinTD1Full.jpg

    Female Merlin takes down a Rock Dove. Merlin was chased off the kill in short order by a group of corvids.
    • sillyak
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    • alberta canada falco columbarius merlin (f)
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  3. Merlin

    Merlin

    • rezMole
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    • falco columbarius martin mere merlin uk
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Merlin

    Merlin

    Nico Stuurman kindly pointed out this small falcon silhouetted at a considerable distance (more than 400 feet) before it quickly departed. This is a female or immature. Apparently it's not possible to distinguish juveniles from adult females in this species. The tail pattern suggests the...
    • jmorlan
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    • california falco columbarius merlin san francisco usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  5. Merlin

    Merlin

    • BoldenEagle
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    • falco columbarius merlin
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. merlin (female-type)

    merlin (female-type)

    a scarce winter visitor here, used to be more common a few years ago
    • bievreJJ
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    • falco columbarius france isère merlin
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. MERLIN

    MERLIN

    A small, migratory Falcon; Seen in winter in arid grasslands. This one had a kill, probably a House Sparrow
    • ariban
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    • falco columbarius falcon india merlin rajasthan sambhar
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Merlin.jpg

    Merlin.jpg

    Merlin (Falco columbarius)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county falco columbarius flight merlin texas usa winnie
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  9. Merlin on a White-crowned Sparrow

    Merlin on a White-crowned Sparrow

    This Merlin perched in a high eucalyptus tree to consume its prey, a White-crowned Sparrow. There was a Mourning Dove perched a few feet away watching this Merlin eat. Hmmm?
    • Jamulbob
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    • falco columbarius jamul merlin san diego white-crowned sparrow
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  10. merlin

    merlin

    fantastic little falcons, looks tired and bewildered by the swallow mobbing it
    • Prestdj
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    • falco columbarius kilnsea merlin spurn yorkshire
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. merlin

    merlin

    flushed by a gadwall
    • Prestdj
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    • falco columbarius kilnsea merlin yorkshire
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Merlin

    Merlin

    • Digiscoper321
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    • falco columbarius flight merlin west sweden
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Merlin.

    Merlin.

    Merlin (Female Juvenile possibly migratory from Iceland)
    • Emerald Feather
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    • bird of prey falco columbarius falcon female icelandic juvenile merlin migratory bird solitary
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Merlin (female)

    Merlin (female)

    Merlin (Falco columbarius subsp. columbarius) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Willows Trail. My wife and I leave for Panama in the morning for a birding trip and will be gone...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county falco columbarius merlin texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  15. Merlin

    Merlin

    • Cristian Mihai
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    • falco columbarius merlin
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Merlin

    Merlin

    http://www.tomcharlesphotography.co.uk/raptors
    • tracker
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    • bird of prey falco columbarius hawk hay bale merlin raptor
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Merlin With Prey

    Merlin With Prey

    There is a power pole in my yard which is a popular perching post for some local birds, including a Merlin, Falco columbarius, which uses the pole as a feeding platform at times. This morning was one such time. Photo taken with a Nikon D50, Nikon Fieldscope III, and a Nikon FSA-L1 Adapter to...
    • dochertyinbc
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    • digiscope digiscoping falco columbarius falcon feeding merlin nikon pigeon hawk prey raptor
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  18. Merlin checking things out

    Merlin checking things out

    Found this Merlin in the early afternoon near Curry Hammock State Park on the Florida Keys, April 16, 2009.
    • jonsund
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    • curry hammock falco columbarius florida merlin
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  19. Merlin

    Merlin

    • The Analog Kid
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    • falco columbarius
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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