Wes Aslin
Merlin
I took another trip down to watch/photograph the merlin this evening. After waiting for about an hour, he came screaming back to the nest with a male house sparrow.
Observation: This time he tucked the prey right up under his belly to give him better aerodynamics. His approach was effortless and fast. Last time, he had the song sparrow flopping all over the place, which made it tough to fly up to the nest.
Merlin
I took another trip down to watch/photograph the merlin this evening. After waiting for about an hour, he came screaming back to the nest with a male house sparrow.
Observation: This time he tucked the prey right up under his belly to give him better aerodynamics. His approach was effortless and fast. Last time, he had the song sparrow flopping all over the place, which made it tough to fly up to the nest.