{"id":20099,"date":"2013-11-20T06:11:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T13:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=20099"},"modified":"2013-11-20T06:11:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T13:11:32","slug":"male-northern-harrier-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/20\/male-northern-harrier-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Northern Harrier Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northern Harrier is arguably my favorite subject and I tend to post images of them often.\u00a0 Their dramatic sexual dimorphism in plumage color\u00a0almost makes it seem as if I’m photographing two different species when I compare adult males\u00a0to females.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/1600, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in, sliver of canvas added at right for composition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This adult male (the “Gray Ghost”) was hunting low and slow as indicated by the splayed tail and hanging legs.\u00a0 As you can see from my camera settings the light was low and at f.5.6 I had very little depth of field.\u00a0 I was lucky that the birds wings were almost parallel to me, otherwise they would have been badly out of focus.<\/p>\n

Northern Harriers are particularly well adapted to slow flight while hunting.\u00a0 This from Birds of North America Online<\/em>:<\/p>\n

“Has low wing-loading and high wing length-to-width ratios for a diurnal raptor. These features, along with wing-slotting, prominent alulas, and pronounced camber, enhance aerodynamic efficiency and the conservation of power, particularly at low flight speeds<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

I’ve posted other images of this male previously but I liked this straight out wing position for the sake of variety.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Northern Harrier is arguably my favorite subject and I tend to post images of them often. Their dramatic sexual dimorphism in plumage color almost makes it seem as if I’m photographing two different species when I compare adult males to females.<\/p>\n

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