[NatureNS] Immature Merlin

Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:04:52 -0300
From: Cindy Creighton <creighton@eastlink.ca>
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Over the past few days I=92ve had an immature Merlin hunting around my
feeders.  The first few times I saw it I only caught a glimpse as it =
flew by
so I first thought it was a Sharpie.  However yesterday it sat perched =
for a
couple of seconds and I was able to see the sideburns.  I=92m pretty =
sure I
saw it go after a Grackle, which kind of surprised me with the numerous
finches it had to choose from.  It wasn=92t successful however.

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When I was in Manitoba last year I saw an immature Merlin try and catch =
a
Magpie right in front of my patio door of my hotel room, on the ground.
There was quite a scuffle and feathers flying but the Magpie won in the =
end
and escaped.

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I wasn=92t too happy to wake up this morning to see snow on the ground.  =
I=92ve
had enough of winter already!  Bring on spring!

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Cheers,

Cindy

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Springhill, NS

HYPERLINK "mailto:creighton@eastlink.ca"creighton@eastlink.ca

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Over the past few days I=92ve had an immature Merlin
hunting around my feeders.&nbsp; The first few times I saw it I only =
caught a
glimpse as it flew by so I first thought it was a Sharpie.&nbsp; However
yesterday it sat perched for a couple of seconds and I was able to see =
the
sideburns.&nbsp; I=92m pretty sure I saw it go after a Grackle, which =
kind
of surprised me with the numerous finches it had to choose from.&nbsp; =
It wasn=92t
successful however.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When I was in </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
  =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Manitoba</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> last year I
saw an immature Merlin try and catch a Magpie right in front of my patio =
door
of my hotel room, on the ground.&nbsp; There was quite a scuffle and =
feathers
flying but the Magpie won in the end and escaped.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wasn=92t too happy to wake up this morning to see =
snow
on the ground.&nbsp; I=92ve had enough of winter already!&nbsp; Bring on
spring!</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cindy</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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