This is the female Columbarius Merlin that I have been shooting for a few years now. She comes down to the exact same spot in sunny Southern California for the winter to feed on dragonflies.
She probably migrates to Canada to breed and rear young and then flies all the way back down here to feed on this easy prey in the fall.
She started coming here three years ago but due to the flooding we had last winter we didn't see her at all.
I was hoping she would return again and Sunday morning my buddy Glenn and I were stoked to see her back in the same spot hunting dragonflies. I hope she sticks around for a while.
1DX---600mm---f4.5---ISO1600---ss1/320th---Handheld from truck@8:45am---40% crop
Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.
David


