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Bird Battle: Belted Kingfisher vs. Merlin

By Mia McPherson|October 13th, 2023|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Merlins, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aggressive behavior, alpine, autumn, bathed, bathing, behavior, Belted Kingfisher, bothering, canyon, creek, dive-bombed, drinking, falcon, falcons, fall, harassed, interaction, kingfisher, kingfishers, male, Megaceryle alcyon, Merlin, merlins, mountains, predator, prey, riparian habitat, water|

Little did I know that on my last trip up into the Wasatch Mountains, that I would witness a battle between a Belted Kingfisher and my first-of-season Merlin.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk Harassed By A Northern Harrier

By Mia McPherson|December 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: alert, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, Circus hudsonius, defensive posture, harassed, harrier, harriers, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, marsh, metal pole, metal post, Northern Harrier, perched, phragmites, phrags, pole, post, raptors, red tail, Red-tailed Hawk, wide-eyed, winter, young|

I found an immature Red-tailed Hawk in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday and spent 28 minutes photographing it including when a Northern Harrier harassed it.