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<\/p>\nNorthern Harriers do a lot of play-fighting but this one looked pretty serious.<\/p>\n
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1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This short series of two consecutive photos in a burst was taken some years ago in the White Rock Bay area of Antelope Island. Back then harriers nested reliably in the phrags near the shore but these photos were taken in February so the fight must have been a dispute over hunting territory.<\/p>\n The birds were far away and this photo is a little soft but I wanted to include it for the context it provides to the next one taken 1\/10 second later. The harrier on the right appears to be the aggressor so the…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n second harrier began a steep dive in an effort to avoid its outstretched talons. The action happened so fast that even at this distance these are the only two photos I got before one of the birds left the frame and I lost focus.<\/p>\n They’re only documentary quality images but harrier fights are hard to photograph so I’m happy to have them. To be honest I didn’t even remember they existed until last night when I stumbled across them while looking for something else.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northern Harriers do a lot of play-fighting but this one looked pretty serious.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/northern-harrier-4242b-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"northern-harrier-4242b-ron-dudley\\"")
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