Merlin

My first sighting of the season of one of these little raptors recently. These falcons are quite small, falling between the Kestrel and Prairie Falcon. Here in Colorado, they are…

This is one raptor I have not seen very much of this winter - at least not in spots where I can get a decent capture of it. This particular…

Fast and furious might be too good adjectives to describe this little raptor. They are not easy to get pictures of as they tend to be skittish and when they…

With temperatures in the teens, a healthy dose of frost and thick fog, the weather was not particularly kind for photography Sunday morning initially. The one benefit was that raptors…

Despite cold and snow yesterday I headed out after work for a quick tour. The raptors were quite active, unbothered by the wintry conditions. Among the sights was this gorgeous…

Merlins are small raptors, a bit bigger than a Kestrel, and are just as ferocious as the other members of the falcon family. They prefer to dine on other, smaller…