Merlin???? NEVER!!! Merlin's wings reach the end of the tail when perched. It is just an ordinary male goshawk. Look at the profile of its head. Does it look like a falcon to you???
I'll go with merlin, primary feathers are decidedly more pointed than a hawk's and the barring on the tail is not as pronounced as a sharp-shinned. But I admit very similar when perched.
HdderRT is probably right . I thought at first it was a Cooper's, but looking again and reviewing a Goshawk; it might be a Goshawk. It's not a Merlin no doubt. You might want to look into a Northern Goshawk. There are strong point to prove that is this bird.
I'm not totally convinced its a Sharpie. Too bad the video quality is so poor and the image so far away. The primary feathers of the wings extend too far back for the short rounded wings of a Sharpie. The body is thicker built, head large, the legs too short for an Accipiter. The bands on the tail look like its a Merlin. I enlarged it 400 times to see more detail. Does anyone else see what I'm saying? Did you finally see the bird fly?
Merlin???? NEVER!!! Merlin's wings reach the end of the tail when perched. It is just an ordinary male goshawk. Look at the profile of its head. Does it look like a falcon to you???
wieslawl59 11 months ago
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wieslawl59 11 months ago
I'll go with merlin, primary feathers are decidedly more pointed than a hawk's and the barring on the tail is not as pronounced as a sharp-shinned. But I admit very similar when perched.
Anopholes1 1 year ago
HdderRT is probably right . I thought at first it was a Cooper's, but looking again and reviewing a Goshawk; it might be a Goshawk. It's not a Merlin no doubt. You might want to look into a Northern Goshawk. There are strong point to prove that is this bird.
chinchillas2cool 1 year ago
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chinchillas2cool 1 year ago
Okay, it's probably a Merlin based on previous comments. Changed title...
nichols1969 1 year ago
read chinchillas2cool as observation
chinchillas2cool 1 year ago
It's definitely a Merlin, wings are a bit long, tail is a bit short for a Sharpie. The can look very similar though.
petej1956 2 years ago
probably a Northern Goshawk, judging by the size and color pattern
HdderRT 2 years ago
amazing video but probably not sharp shinned hawk too big
sharan60dream 2 years ago
I'm not totally convinced its a Sharpie. Too bad the video quality is so poor and the image so far away. The primary feathers of the wings extend too far back for the short rounded wings of a Sharpie. The body is thicker built, head large, the legs too short for an Accipiter. The bands on the tail look like its a Merlin. I enlarged it 400 times to see more detail. Does anyone else see what I'm saying? Did you finally see the bird fly?
NordicHealer 2 years ago
wow im lost for words
magicrucksack 3 years ago