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Just a chance encounter while driving through the park. I took a short side road to check out a grove of trees that is often productive, and there it was - an adult male Merlin posing nicely against the pure blue sky.
I managed half a dozen shots before it had enough and flew off. A couple of distracting branches were removed in post from the edges of the frame. I'm always happy to add another good shot of this handsome little raptor to my collection!
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Pinal county, Az.
1-12-23.
Photo by: Ned Harris
Note: Small birds are the primary diet for Merlins. They are ambush hunters who typically perch in dense vegetation to hide from potential prey. When they encounter a small bird they launch with amazing speed and chase down their prey.
Merlin helicopter lflying past during the operation to move the aircraft carrier Prince of Wales under the Forth bridges
As I was coming down from one of those artificial hills, I saw it sitting tight on the fence, steadying itself against a very strong gust of wind. Surprisingly a pair of Kestrels wasn't too far away. Downsview Park, Toronto.
I might only see a Merlin once or twice a year. I wish we had a better day to capture it on. I am not big on cloudy day photography. If I could have caught it lower down with a treed backdrop I would have been happier. But I did get to see a somewhat uncommon bird for me so I am happy about that!
It had been years since I last visited Sandy Beach Park. I went in search of a bluebird that has been seen there. I wasn't able to find it but was delighted to have a Merlin pose for me. I was alerted to it's presence by mobbing magpies.
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Merlin from Disneys old Sword in the stone.
Singing “higitus figitus” and packing his whole home in his bag. Nostalgia for me... How about you?
Hugs from me and Merlin!
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Just a good Merlin hanging out during our "raptor season". I don't see them very often, so always a treat.
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, Connecticut
This is from my archive of images I have not posted. While I look for Merlin photo ops, unfortunately this was the last time I had one; two years ago.
Fremont, CA
The bird stretched its wings for a couple of seconds. Unfortunately I clipped the wing tip, which I tried to reconstruct in PS. Hopefully the fix is not too obvious,
Canon 7D II | 600mm | 1.4x TC | 1/80s | f/5.6 | ISO 1600
Taken this evening at Dell Quay Marina near Chichester. I took 25 pictures over an hour and a half standing in cold water just to get this one good one. So don't worry when the pro on his vlog tells you he always does it in one. Maybe he does maybe he doesn't. Most of us don't.
86seconds exposure
Manual
EV0.33
F13
ISO64
58mm
I used an ND 4 grad filter as the sky was so bright with the sun starting to dip down to the right.
I also used an ND10 to get the effect on the water but also to try and get as much colour in the frame as I could as the sun was starting to go behind a massive bank of cloud just out shot.
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Gaff schooner Merlin, designed by Edward Burgess, photographed by John S. Johnston in 1891.The 90 feet Merlin, winner of the Goelet cup for schooners in 1890 and 1892, was built in 1889 by Lawley in South Boston. My colorization of the original image in the Library of Congress archive.
I spotted this Merlin just above a working Downy Woodpecker. Unfortunately for the Merlin a pair of Anna's Hummingbirds were not having this unwelcome intruder in their neighborhood and drove it off.