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Female Merlin On International Women’s Day

By Mia McPherson|March 8th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Merlins, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Bradford Pear, branches, Callery Pear, clouds, Falco columbarius, Falco columbarius columbarius, falcon, falcons, female, International Women's Day, Merlin, merlins, perched, Pyrus calleryana, raptors, sky, subspecies, Taiga, tree, urban, winter|

I found and photographed this female Merlin at my local pond last month, and she seemed to be the perfect bird for me to share on International Women's Day.

Surprise Merlin Photos – Two Merlins In A Pear Tree

By Mia McPherson|February 15th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Merlins, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Bradford Pear, branches, Callery Pear, clouds, Falco columbarius, Falco columbarius columbarius, falcon, falcons, female, Merlin, merlins, perched, Pyrus calleryana, raptors, sky, subspecies, Taiga, tree, urban, winter|

I was at one of my local ponds yesterday morning when a gorgeous adult female Merlin flew in and landed on a tree not far from where I stood behind my tripod.