Oh, cool. We have never seen one like this before. Mostly we get the large Goshawks which are light colored. This one was very handsome! We do have lots of mourning doves... that is probably what he was after!
Thanks for ID ing him for me. I have a Sony super zoom digital camera. It is very useful for nature photos. This hawk let me take 4 shots before he decided to leave. Just opening the door often spooks them away, usually.
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Beautiful, mrsD! Nice photo. I believe this is a male Merlin:
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