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<\/p>\nI like to get the interesting ventral plumage patterns of Northern Harriers in my images whenever I can.\u00a0 They tend to fly low when hunting so I don’t often get a good look at the underside of both tail and wings in the same shot.\u00a0 But this bird cooperated for an instant and I happened to fire my shutter at just the right moment.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The\u00a0hawk had been hunting low and slow as it came my way (they often old their legs and feet in this position when they’re flying slowly, the bird did not just take off). \u00a0It was very aware of exactly how\u00a0far it was away from me (in my pickup) and how close it was willing to get before it veered off.\u00a0 In these cases I always make every attempt to fire off a burst just as it turns away\u00a0because it’s then that you have the best chance\u00a0of getting interesting wing and tail positions.\u00a0 The problem is that they often make a quick change in elevation as they do it so it’s very easy to lose focus on the bird or clip body parts.<\/p>\n This time I was lucky.\u00a0 The flared tail and\u00a0direct look from that bright yellow eye\u00a0were the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I like to get the interesting ventral plumage patterns of Northern Harriers in my images whenever I can. They tend to fly low when hunting so I don’t often get a good look at the underside of both tail and wings in the same shot. But this bird cooperated for an instant and I happened to fire my shutter at just the right moment.<\/p>\n