Merlin - the magic falcon

[leemster08]

and its called a merlin because it can gaine hight faster than it stoops the only bird in the world that can do this hence the name,merlin i have seen this for real its like its casted a spell of gain hight

[slokilind]

Was I the only one who came to watch this because of the TVseries Merlin, so that I could see what kind of bird it was he got his name from? Was any one else as pathetc as me?? anyone? well.. I guess I'm alone then... :|

[khuzestanmis]

they cool birds they used to snach my high flyer pigeons time to time and piss me off lol. tnx for sharing

[MITCHELLISWRIGHT]

wow i have never seen a bird fly

[anasoussi]

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[WillWilliamss]

You are very lucky to see one of these birds! I havent seen one yet, but soon I hope I can. Also, great job capturing the falcon in flight.

[Jadandlud]

I wonder if it'd be possible to crossbreed a Merlin and a Peregrine Falcon? The offspring would be incredibly fast.

[LadyPerlin]

@Jadandlud Yes, they're called Perlins :)

[dudewatda3]

Keep training it , it will soon evolve , just like my Pidgey

[Drcrazypants23]

FALCON PUNCH!

[RIVERINE]

We have had a pair near my work in Vermont,US for the last 4 years. Have never seen them on the ground like that. Ours have some Poplar snags that seem to be great lurking spots. They make a lot of vocalizations, too.

[magnusalexa]

i feed small wild birds in my garden in UK, birds of prey always here lookin for a meal. i walked outside one afternoon and saw a sparrowhawk swerve round some trees then land on my bin 2 metres away from me, it looked around for a small bird, saw me, flew off, landed on a roof, dived into a tree nest, grabbed a starling then flew onto nearby roof with it. 2 magpies moved in, attacked it, stole its meal then ripped the starling in 2 between themselves. seen a merlin here too, size of a big dove

[commanderstack]

I've been to Mull several times hoping to see a Merlin and only last week I saw one only 5 minutes from my house in Bedfordshire. Great little falcon.

[theflatheadkid]

qahi i hope you ass gets locked up

[harrishawk1]

Every credit mate top falconry and Hawking.

THANKS FOR SHARING

[Qahi]

fuck those falcons. hate they so much.. cant even let my pigeones out cuz those falcons hawk.... fore 5 week i killed 6 falkons hawk :D i shoy they down fucking cancer falcon and hawk

[afffred]

you're an idiot

[falcoperegrinus82]

Well, that's too bad. The Merlins belong there, your domestic pigeons don't. For every Merlin, there's a fucking gazillion pigeons so you shouldn't shoot them - their populations are sensitive.

[dearmalika]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing it!

[Suikerbiet11]

Nice, you captured a bit of camouflage at 1:13 and 2:04 when the bird's flight resembles that of a trush/lark.

[betacygni]

Yes, it's hard to believe it's a raptor when "bounding" like that.

[LittleBlueHeron]

Aww so cute.

So lucky to see such a beautiful bird...

How did you keep up with her/him flying like that?!

[betacygni]

Thanks. Standing well back with a very long lens helps keep them in view.

[poi2day]

what is her/his flying wight?

[betacygni]

They are completely wild, so I can't give you an accurate figure except to say that the weight of the merlin (falco columbarius) is usually given as about 230g female (as in most of these shots), 190g male.

[poi2day]

oh sorry,, i thought they were falconry birds without flying jesses. great footage! keep uploading!

[tiddler111]

what a glide they have. beautiful. i've been sat in my van having a lunch break in gloucestershire, in a lay-by , in winter, and one will dash past. sooooo close to the ground. it's breath-taking. love merlins.

[lamaspacos]

BEAUTIFUL

[ianx18]

is that a falcon of yours its good with awesome speed and agility

[betacygni]

All the birds in my videos are wild

[caitlmac1]

way to keep the camera on the bird! I have a little bit of footage of a merlin but yours is much better! Youtube is such a great resource for a wannabe birdwatcher like myself.

[falcoperegrinus82]

Wannabe birdwatcher? All you need is a pair of binos and you're a birdwatcher!

[caitlmac1]

Okay well, I guess I would be considered an amateur then.

[magnusalexa]

@falcoperegrinus82 or be a bird attractor and do wot i do, feed small wild birds in ya garden and youll have loads of birds of prey in ya garden looking for smaller birds to eat. check out my other comment in this video page, i see all sorts of birds of prey in my garden and loads of other stuff. kestrels, merlins, sparrowhawks, owls and probly other birds of prey i misidentified. seen a budgierigar here once, honestly, in my garden wild

[Soulvex]

great footage ty, ive been a bird lover since i knew what they were, and was a member of Young Ornithologist's Club for some years when i was young. i used to write to David Bellamy lol (and receive letters back).

ive never seen a merlin up close and ur quallity vid gave me feel like it was me watching them, ty... +5

[Mattitude75]

I used to watch one at a place I lived. It was tring to catch bats as they flew through the yard. Amazing birds.

[spineyExtra]

fantastic

[sogood1111]

This was a female. Well done, thanks for posting (I presume Wiggins Hill was named after Henry Wiggin, the Birmingham industrialist).

[betacygni]

According to Wikipedia, the name comes from Winchicelle (the farm of Wicga's people) in Domesday Book. I wonder if Wicga saw the ancestors of these merlins?

[sogood1111]

Hello Gareth, Possibly, though, as you know, much of our open spaces were still forest 1000 yrs ago. I live in Leominster & take my cam corder out sometimes too. I've been a birdwatcher (def not a twitcher) for 30 yrs, but still not spotted a merlin yet, but there's hope.

[betacygni]

When I started bird watching 20 years ago, buzzards were my favourites. Unfortunately there were virtually none in mid-Warwickshire, so I used to get the Hereford bus from Birmingham, get off at Luston and walk to Oaker Wood - which is where I took my first ever bird videos (with the encouragement of the farmer at Oaker Farm). I also used to enjoy walking through the beautifully quiet Oaker Wood, though I see from the map it is now some sort of leisure facility. Do you ever visit that area?

[daz636]

i love the small falcons

exquisite .

[falconryforever]

Great video , thanks to shareing it!

[saxsonspring]

I've seen merlins, so to get footage of this quality is excellent. Thank you

[proobu]

Thank you so much for this! I've seen the species, but never this aspect, what you've offered is exactly what I needed to see about this bird.

[betacygni]

Glad it's helped

[o7jimmy]

The Merlin falcon is a very beautiful bird of prey.