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Kingfisher and merlin

Megaceryle alcyon and Falco columbarius

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Description:

Need help confirming the Merlin?

Notes:

These two sat on same branch for a few minutes the kingfisher chittering at the merlin... finally the Kingfisher took off and the Merlin flew after him but returned and sat for a long time in the sun... a lazy August day. The snag was not far behind where I sit for observations.

I am not sure this is a merlin can someone confirm?

Merlin info links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/merlin/id

Belted Kingfisher links
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/belted_kingfisher/id

Reference Links:

Belted Kingfisher

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Comments (2)
galewhale..Gale
She does indeed! Turns out it is the females that have the Rufus belt and it is a female that is torturing the Merlin... how sexist of me to assume it would be the male ;)

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PublishedJuly 10, 2011

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