Male Northern Harrier In Warm Light

Just a single image this time.

I found this male Northern Harrier trying to catch some warming rays soon after the sun came up on a cold morning this past winter.

 

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1/1250, f/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc

I was too close to keep from clipping body parts as he lifted off but as you can see I was fighting for depth of field and shutter speed in this light anyway so I was reasonably happy to get what I did..

One of the few things I miss about frigid winters is the approachability of some of the raptors when it’s very cold.  I could never get this close to a perched harrier in the summer months.

Ron

4 Comments

  1. That doesn’t look cold at all from my vantage point today on nice June day… Beautiful color tones on it’s breast and a perfect pedestal!

  2. Ron, I would die for an opportunity to get a photograph like that. Stunning pose.

  3. Thanks for this splendid shot of a striking bird.

  4. So, so beautiful. Thank you.

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