i watched this pair of nesting Merlins, they were quite amusing to watch, every time a bluejay came anywhere close they gave chase, chasing off the jays, maybe even killing as once i heard a loud scream from one of the jays being chased off, unfortunately i could never get pics of one of the chases
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so the following weekend, (last weekend), i returned again to take advantage of the migration and the lack of leaves for the birds to hide in
Minnesota was sure good to you Brian, and very well done to find all of these wonderful opportunities.
Vibrant colors and excellent detail in all of these... congrats on a beautiful collection of images.