The male merlin was situated on his favorite snag above the crest of a  large 
white pine at the Proctor Elementary School plucking away at some  prey.  
With a chatter the female approached and appeared to snatch at least  part of the 
prey from his grasp, flying off apparently without alighting.
Further along the West Proctor Road a sharp-shinned hawk was being harassed  
by a five raucous red-winged blackbirds.
Cheers,
Roy Pilcher
The Gables at East Mountain, Rutland,  Vermont

Speaking the same language.



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