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Falco columbarius
Sitting on top of a snag eating a goldfinch. In the video and the 5th photo you can see it plucking all the feathers off of the bird. I saw another Merlin about 10 minutes later. Video: https://youtu.be/sSdZpqW02xc
On top of a pine snag in the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park. This part of the park was marshy with a variety of trees growing in standing water. The pine snag was at the edge of the marsh, and it probably succumbed to excessive water in its roots.
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