Merlin

While photographing birds in a cemetary in Reykjavik I found to my

suprise this merlin. I took a bunch of pics and this is one of them.

The local redwings did NOT share my enthusiasm. This photo is not

cropped, she was about 3 to 4 meters away from me and was still there

when I left. I did not expect her to stretch so I missed the lowest

part of the wing here. She was in the shade and getting a clear shot

with no branches between us was a bit tricky but I am happy with the

results. This is my first encounter with a falcon that has produced

any decent photos.

Any thoughts, critique appreciated.