ChrisShannen2000
Merlin
I have struggled to capture a proper image of a merlin for years--too dark, too distant, a poor pose. I was out looking for a Sandhill Crane nest after the property owner told me they see cranes with young (colts) every year. Didn't find the nest, but I did notice a pair of Merlins shooting around. The cloud cover created a mild sense of murky shadow.
Merlins nest across nearly all of Alaska and Canada. This area of northern Michigan is the very southern edge of its nesting territory. They do migrate through the entire US and winter in the West and very south, so they can be spotted virtually anywhere. And I have seen them twice in my yard.
Merlin
I have struggled to capture a proper image of a merlin for years--too dark, too distant, a poor pose. I was out looking for a Sandhill Crane nest after the property owner told me they see cranes with young (colts) every year. Didn't find the nest, but I did notice a pair of Merlins shooting around. The cloud cover created a mild sense of murky shadow.
Merlins nest across nearly all of Alaska and Canada. This area of northern Michigan is the very southern edge of its nesting territory. They do migrate through the entire US and winter in the West and very south, so they can be spotted virtually anywhere. And I have seen them twice in my yard.