RobinHood Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Southern Ontario today. Spotted while driving and managed to stop briefly at an intersection and grab some poor photos. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Merlin, with the light-dark-light-dark pattern of throat, breast and belly, undertail, and tail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Thanks @Jerry Friedman. I'd just seen a Kestrel seconds earlier, which disappeared, and just wanted to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Peregrine Falcon, juv. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said: Merlin, with the light-dark-light-dark pattern of throat, breast and belly, undertail, and tail. Agree with @DLecy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 minutes ago, DLecy said: Peregrine Falcon, juv. Well, I could be wrong. 🙂 I guess in this view of a Merlin we'd see the buff vent and undertail coverts. What else tells you it's a Peregrine? Sibley mentions that the Peregrine's wings are longer in proportion (to its body), but I can't recognize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said: Well, I could be wrong. 🙂 I guess in this view of a Merlin we'd see the buff vent and undertail coverts. What else tells you it's a Peregrine? Sibley mentions that the Peregrine's wings are longer in proportion (to its body), but I can't recognize that. Note the dark moustachial stripe as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Yeah, that face pattern has waaaaay too big of a dark mark for Merlin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Seen Merlins a lot and I think this is a Peregrine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 57 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said: Well, I could be wrong. 🙂 You get used to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 My initial thought was Peregrine because of the facial marking but it would be a first for the location and I've never seen one hunting over a field before (we have one in our harbour every winter). That's why I posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 36 minutes ago, RobinHood said: My initial thought was Peregrine because of the facial marking but it would be a first for the location and I've never seen one hunting over a field before (we have one in our harbour every winter). PEFA inhabit a mind-boggling variety of landscapes and biomes, globally. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Structurally this bird is way too bulky and barrel-chested for Merlin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Peregrine for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R. Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Peregrine here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 22 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: You get used to it. It's funny because it's true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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