Less widespread than the American Kestrel with which it is sometimes confused, Merlin is slightly larger and lacks the kestrel’s prounced facial “sideburns.”
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Merlin – female
Yamato Scrub, Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Dry Tortugas NP, FL
April 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Yamato Scrub, Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 5, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Yamato Scrub, Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 5, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female (early morning light)
Comstock Park, Ivoryton, CT
September 8, 2015©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Laguna Atascosa NWR, Cameron County, TX
March 21, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin – female
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 5, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
September 14, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Dry Tortugas NP, FL
April 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
September 14, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
September 14, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin with Barn Swallow meal
Dry Tortugas NP, FL
April 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Merlin
Cape May, NJ
September 14, 2014 ©John Schwarz