Friday, January 22, 2010

Merlin (female)


This Merlin swooped in for a surprise attack on our Goldfinches today. The first things I noticed about her were the shape of her wings in flight (very angular and pointed) and her overall small size.

The goldfinches took off in such a hurry that one of them smashed into my patio door window and lay stunned on the porch. Apparently, it recovered just fine because when I went out to pick it up it took off before I could touch it.

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