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Merlin joins me...

This morning was so mild I sat outside in my fleece robe and had a cup of coffee. There was this skirmish in the firebush where all the little brown birds flew off in a frenzy. Then a merlin flew in for a swift landing on my deck railing. I froze and watched it... so very close I was to it. We almost looked each other in the eye, but then it zoomed off to the back apple tree.

Wow.
Meg48's profile
Hey, Meg, nice to hear from you.
What's a merlin?
newslady's profile

4 months ago
A merlin is a pigeon hawk... a sleek small hawk that is quite beautiful to watch fly... and not always easy to see up close!
Meg48's profile

4 months ago
Here's a photo I found online of a Merlin Hawk... it's the smallest of the raptors, i think...

merlin hawk
Meg48's profile

4 months ago
he's magnificent!
I'd have sat still for a very long time to get a close look at him.
Usually I just see the little guys in flight over our fields. Never knew what kind of bird he was, we always just called him The Little Hawk.
Don't need HBO when you've got things like that, right?
newslady's profile

4 months ago
You got it! HBO of mother nature.
Meg48's profile

4 months ago