Raptor Wednesday

This perch was very popular with American Kestrels last fall. This day, this Merlin was lord of all they surveyed.

How many Merlins are around? These last two pictures were from a very overcast day; when we had three sightings of Merlin. The first two sightings were probably the same bird, being in the same tree an hour or so apart; but the third, pictured below, was outside Green-Wood by a couple of blocks.

Additionally, since the beginning of the year, I’ve seen a Merlin atop the car service antenna at 40th and 5th seven times.