{"id":7432,"date":"2012-09-02T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T16:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=7432"},"modified":"2012-09-02T18:08:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T00:08:56","slug":"male-northern-harrier-almost-blown-off-his-perch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/02\/male-northern-harrier-almost-blown-off-his-perch\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Northern Harrier Almost Blown Off His Perch"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t often get close to perched male harriers but on Antelope Island\u00a0a couple of months ago this one made an exception for me.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

As I watched him through my lens a sudden wind gust almost blew him off of this\u00a0pointed and precarious post perch and I liked\u00a0some of the poses that resulted.\u00a0 It’s times like this that I appreciate the relatively fast burst rate of the Canon 7D.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get a great look at the eye in this first shot but I liked the tail, wing and left foot positions that show his obvious attempt to recover stability on the perch.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0A better look at\u00a0the eye and a higher wing position in this image…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0and in the very next frame he extends his\u00a0left wing far out in front.<\/p>\n

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\"northern<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Still recovering.\u00a0 Notice the\u00a0bloody feet in these shots, most likely from his last vole meal.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Finally, he’s recovered enough to give me direct eye contact.<\/p>\n

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\"northern<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

A little ruffled by the experience but in the end, all’s well.<\/p>\n

This series is an example of why, after I’ve taken a few static shots of the bird, I like to bump my settings to give me enough shutter speed for faster action.\u00a0 You never know when you’ll get a take-off or any number of other maneuvers that look best if the action is frozen and the subject is sharp.\u00a0 I realize that it’s a trade-off but I\u00a0guess that’s just my style…<\/p>\n

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

I don’t often get close to perched male harriers but on Antelope Island\u00a0a couple of months ago this one made an exception for me.   \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc As I watched him through my lens a sudden wind gust almost blew him off of this\u00a0pointed and precarious post perch and I liked\u00a0some of the poses that resulted.\u00a0 It’s times like this that I appreciate the relatively fast burst rate of the Canon 7D. I didn’t get a great look at the eye in this first shot but I liked the tail, wing and left foot positions that show his obvious attempt to recover stability on the perch.     \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0A better look at\u00a0the eye and a higher wing position in this image…     \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0and in the very next frame he extends his\u00a0left wing far out in front.     \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0Still recovering.\u00a0 Notice the\u00a0bloody feet in these shots, most likely from his last vole meal.     \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0Finally, he’s recovered enough to give me direct eye contact.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc A little ruffled by the experience but in the end, all’s well. This series is an example of why, after I’ve taken a few static shots of the bird, I like to bump my settings to give me enough shutter speed…<\/p>\n

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