Big - a first-year gyrfalcon - and little - a downy/pin-y merlin.  Sharp-eyed viewers - the merlin got blown out of his nest and his right eye got a minor infection in the process - it’s recovering well. Non-falconers - note the difference in the proportions and structure of the feet. The merlin has bird-catcher’s feet; the gyr is much more a generalist, shading towards furred quarry.


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