This may be a merlin - but have you ever seen a 'perlin'?
The word perlin is a falconer's term for a hybrid between a peregrine falcon and a merlin. It is bigger and faster than a merlin, but does not fly as far as a peregrine, and thus is less likely to fly far away and become lost. Usually the peregrine is the father and the merlin is the mother.
Thanks for commenting! No, I never saw a "perlin," and before this week never knowingly laid eyes on a Peregrine Falcon. Thanks to binoculars I confirmed the sighting of one on Sunday.
The bird in the photo is a Merlin. It's appearance and markings were classic, though the photo certainly fails to do it justice.
How does the Perlin hunt? Peregrine style, Merlin style, or both?
This may be a merlin - but have you ever seen a 'perlin'?
ReplyDeleteThe word perlin is a falconer's term for a hybrid between a peregrine falcon and a merlin. It is bigger and faster than a merlin, but does not fly as far as a peregrine, and thus is less likely to fly far away and become lost. Usually the peregrine is the father and the merlin is the mother.
Thanks for commenting! No, I never saw a "perlin," and before this week never knowingly laid eyes on a Peregrine Falcon. Thanks to binoculars I confirmed the sighting of one on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe bird in the photo is a Merlin. It's appearance and markings were classic, though the photo certainly fails to do it justice.
How does the Perlin hunt? Peregrine style, Merlin style, or both?