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Merlin Falcon

Falco columbarius

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Field Notes

Notes:

This spotting had some tempered action. The falcon arrived first in the park, followed closely by the raven. The two came together a couple of times moving around the tree. Eventually the falcon was chased off by the raven. The park I was shooting in is a higher elevation area then the surrounding residential area and is well forested. I will be returning to see if falcon lives there. I find the time of year for this spotting to be rare.

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Merlin (bird)

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Comments (2)
ChristyHolland
What a beauty! The 4th pic shows the face really well! I'd love you to add this to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah, Greenthumbturtle I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!

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Wildlife Of British Columbia
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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