April 11/18

Finally got the little buggers!! I spent last summer trying to photo a small raptor(s) that were yapping around the neighbourhood, and today I heard one while walking the dog. After looking around, I happened to see one fly to a telephone pole, and got a couple of shots, though only of it's back. It spent most of it's time preening, while close by one was still yapping. checked over to the right of the pole, and there was the other one at the top of a tree. From my field guide, it seems that the one on the pole, which is more blue/grey, is a male, and the yappy brown one is a female. I though the male would be the loud one. I'm assuming, based on the field guide, that these are Merlins. I was hoping they would be back, and heard one this morning. I was making plans on how best to track them down, and there they were!

Posted on Απρίλιος 12, 2018 0119 ΠΜ by mamestraconfigurata