1\/800, f\/10, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\nBut when it got close and it became obvious that the harrier on the duck wasn’t going to relinquish the prize easily it apparently decided that discretion is the better part of valor and assumed a relaxed pose while the other bird tore at the feathers and meat.<\/p>\n
My morning with these harriers\u00a0was one I’ll not soon forget, for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n
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Long ago I posted some images of Northern Harriers fighting over this Mallard but I have other shots of the fracas\u00a0that I’ve never posted so I thought I’d share some of\u00a0them today. \u00a01\/1250, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc For the moment this bird has sole control over the duck but it\u00a0knows the situation\u00a0to be\u00a0tenuous at best.\u00a0 The wings-out pose and fierce look\u00a0are fair warning to the other harriers in the vicinity (and there are lots of them) that any attempt to share in the feast will be met with resistance. \u00a01\/1250, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc These birds have been starving\u00a0because of a brutally cold and snowy winter so this harrier begins a frenzy of feeding in an attempt to swallow as much food as possible before other birds move in. \u00a01\/1250, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0And it doesn’t take long before all hell breaks loose.\u00a0 At this point I often\u00a0wasn’t getting enough depth of field for multiple birds so decided to risk f\/10 and a slower shutter speed for the rest of the session. \u00a01\/800, f\/10, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0I was lacking in both shutter speed and depth of field for this shot and I’m not happy with the shadow on the face\u00a0but liked the talons on the back. 1\/800, f\/10, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0For a few moments both birds tolerated each other on the duck but\u00a0that didn’t last long… …<\/p>\n
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