F/8.0, 1/125, ISO 100.
Merlin
Day 47 / 365
“I see you, and after you take that photo I am out of here ”
Interesting Fact: Merlin pairs have been seen teaming up to hunt large flocks of waxwings: one Merlin flushes the flock by attacking from below; the other comes in moments later to take advantage of the confusion. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/merlin/lifehistory )
Through Open Lens 
The way he is quoting Humphrey Bogart lines, I thought this guy was a falcon, a Maltese Falcon. 😊
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Great shot. We have many red-tail hawks where I live. I want to capture images of them and some of the kites.
Thank you very much, that’s really cool that you have many red tails by you. 🙂