Merlin - Chip Davis
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Location

Yates Mill County Park
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 35.7190698, -78.6884165
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

A Red-tailed Hawk was soaring and this bird flew quickly at it, hit it, and circled around it for a few moments. I was on the boardwalk over the pond near the visitor center. Note the hawk at the bottom of one of the photos and the Merlin at the top.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3500
ISO
6400
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/11.0
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
568 pixels x 378 pixels
Original file size
55.1 KB