Magnificent Merlin

No, not the wizard, but the bird!

Of course it is a bird. :)

This little chirp has, in my book, super-sized talons. We just had a sprinkle of rain and it was foggy so their coat is a little fussed up. Otherwise, exquisite raptor!

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/magnificent-merlin/

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Down the hatch.
This lesser black-backed gull made short work of a young moorhen on the Main Lake at #WWTCastleEspie this afternoon.

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