{"id":92956,"date":"2020-12-26T06:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T13:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=92956"},"modified":"2020-12-26T08:20:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T15:20:03","slug":"immature-northern-harrier-a-serendipitous-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/26\/immature-northern-harrier-a-serendipitous-takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Immature Northern Harrier – A Serendipitous Takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the fun things about takeoff shots is that a bird with little promise for interesting photos while it’s perched can instantly translate into exciting photos when it lifts off.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday morning when I spotted this immature Northern Harrier on the ground in good light I almost didn’t stop for ‘her’. She wasn’t particularly close, she was partially buried in the vegetation and she was facing partly away from me so even if she did take off she’d most likely only give me butt shots in flight.<\/p>\n

But up to that point it had been a slow morning for birds so I decided to give her a chance to surprise me. After all, I’ve heard rumor that serendipity does actually happen on occasion, even with birds.<\/p>\n

There was so much vegetation between me and the bird I had to jockey my pickup back and forth so I could shoot through a tunnel of weeds to come even close to getting a clear shot of her while she was perched. Some of that out of focus vegetation in the foreground can be seen at the bottom right. Because of all the foreground obstructions I was having considerable trouble getting sharp shots of her while she was on the ground.<\/p>\n

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1\/6400, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But surprise me she did. Immediately after launch she twisted toward me which gave me an interesting flight posture and good light on her entire body. She’s looking my way and I even have a catch light in her left eye.<\/p>\n

That’s the thing about birds – they’re predictably unpredictable so the photographer always has a chance to come out on top.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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One of the fun things about takeoff shots is that a bird with little promise for interesting photos while it’s perched can instantly translate into exciting photos when it lifts off.<\/p>\n

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