Northern Harrier Throwing Up A ….. Pellet?
This series may be a little too clinical for some but if you enjoy learning about bird biology, raptors in particular, you’ll likely find it of interest.
Category: Northern Harriers
Avian Potpourri – Three Species, Five Images
A duck, a hawk and a heron.
Typical of potpourri there’s not much of a unifying theme here except each of my subjects has feathers in common and all five images illustrate something of interest (for me at least).
Northern Harriers Fighting And Hunting (+ a photo contest I endorse)
Fighting Northern Harriers (plus a rant about baiting raptors)
There’s more negative fallout caused by baiting raptors than many are aware of and some of it affects our fellow photographers who don’t bait and never have. I’ve been stewing about this for a while now so I finally had to get it off my chest.
The “Hover Pounce” Hunting Technique Of Northern Harriers
Northern Harrier Beginning A Banking Turn
Decent harrier photos are hard for me to come by this time of year so yesterday at Farmington Bay WMA I was pleasantly surprised when this one flew in fairly close.
Northern Harrier Performing A Classic Hunting Maneuver
You just never know what might happen when you have your lens trained on a hunting harrier (hint – few raptors can jink like a harrier can jink…).
A Northern Harrier In Flight, Bad Habits And Bird Photography
I’m a creature of habit and as a bird photographer that tendency sometimes doesn’t serve me well.
Northern Harrier In Very Warm Light
Light doesn’t get much warmer than this (but I don’t always like warm light on birds).
My First Idaho Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier At An Unconventional Angle At Takeoff – plus…
Male Northern Harrier Giving Me The Evil Eye
Angry Northern Harrier Coming In For A Fight
Fighting harriers are both exciting and challenging to photograph – especially for neophyte bird photographers.
A Mixed Bag Of Recent Birds
Occasionally I review my recent images and look for photos that I may have missed that hold some interest for me. This is a collection of eight of those images, taken over the past several weeks.
Northern Harriers Not Seeing Eye To Eye
I’m speaking figuratively in my title of course. Literally they were doing exactly that.