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Merlin

Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from l...
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Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger falcons by their rapid wingbeats and overall dark tones. Medieval falconers called them “lady hawks,” and noblewomen used them to hunt Sky Larks. Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ability to adapt to life around towns and cities.
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NIKON D7100

settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 320 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 2800/10

upload_date

Dec, 2016

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350

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Awards

Peer Award

+13

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Platinum

They are another great survivor of DDT.....thank goodness for Rachel Carson. Wonderful portrait

PRO+

Beautiful capture. Love the vibrant blue background, really makes the Merlin's coloring pop!

Magnificent bird.

Amazin ' shot, Doug !! シ

PRO

Stunning detail of a beautiful bird great capture

Fantastic shot! Beautiful image!

Wonder what these guys looked like up close and personal. Great capture, wonderful detail. At first I thought sharp Shinned Hawk as I only saw the tail, LOL. Then the rest of the wonderful bird.

A beautiful portrait, and a good choice of background colour too. I used to have a cat called Merlin and, though he was a good looking feline, he wasn't as downright handsome as this fella. Great capture, Doug.

Stunning bird Doug captured with excellent clarity :)

He's gorgeous! Wonderful capture

Platinum

What an outstanding shot. The lighting and detail is spot on.... Congrats

Remarkable Detail, wonderful lighting, & Great Capture, Doug!

What a look! Great shot of this wonderful bird, Doug. :)

Wonderful capture! Great lighting & composition!!!

Doug, You have some outstanding images, love your gallery. Awesome and thank you for providing so much information on some of your photos. Cheers Peter I love those bald Eagles unfortunately we have nothing like that in NZ