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bcbird:
Lovely pictures of these cute merlin chicks.
Fierce Raptors they may become, but they don't have that fiercely cute factor of the Peregrine chicks.
The Peregrine Chick:
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--- Quote from: susha on July 07, 2011, 12:37 ---Very cute chicks! Wings and feet seem quite a bit daintier than our babies :-X
Thanks for the links to the pics dupre.
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Ben Franklin or someone of his ilk, called the peregrine a duck hawk because of the size of their feet ::)
They do make the merlin chicks seem cute and dainty! ;D
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Actually, duck hawk is the name given to the peregrine (Audubon called it the Great-footed Bird) and for exactly the reason you mentionned Moka - the big feet. Merlins are called pigeon hawks. Don't recall ever hearing if there was another name for American Kestrels ...
Interestingly (small) ducks are as big a prey as peregrines can handle and mostly they eat smaller prey. Same for the merlins, pigeons is as big as they can get, and mostly its smaller they rely on.
moka:
--- Quote from: susha on July 07, 2011, 12:37 ---Very cute chicks! Wings and feet seem quite a bit daintier than our babies :-X
Thanks for the links to the pics dupre.
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Ben Franklin or someone of his ilk, called the peregrine a duck hawk because of the size of their feet ::)
They do make the merlin chicks seem cute and dainty! ;D
susha:
Very cute chicks! Wings and feet seem quite a bit daintier than our babies :-X
Thanks for the links to the pics dupre.
dupre501:
On The Weather Network (Winnipeg), someone posted photos of merlin chicks. The remind me of the Brandon chicks.
I don't know how long the photos will be there, but here are the current links.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/4546179/3/camb0244/plpcities/?ref=ugc_city_thumbs
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/4546163/4/camb0244/plpcities/
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