A pair of Merlins was active again today in the same area they nested last year.  This male was flying in and out of the tree where the female was sitting. He left at one point and landed in a nearby tree to get a load off his mind.

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Birds have a cloaca where urinary and fecal material are jointly stored until time for elimination. Depending on the species of bird and the diet there will be varying proportions of liquid and solid material. You can see the white liquid urinary portion of the excrement at the top of the stream and the solid darker drop of fecal material from the intestines at the bottom.
Now off you go and enjoy your lunch.