Northern Harrier Male


Posted by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:37 am

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This is from this past Sunday morning. Although there aren't any fires close to Bolsa Chica, the prevailing winds seem to have blown all of the smoke and ash to the coast and the light was "different".
This male landed, unfortunately on this piece of PVC(which will have to be removed in the future :wink: ) soon after sunrise. The smoke and ash was so heavy in the air that there wasn't much light. This was shot at 1/60 with fill flash.
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by mwagner1 on Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:39 am
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WOW...this is an excellent shot of this bird!! I like the look on the bird's face as well as the background...

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by Heather Forcier on Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:48 am
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Fantastic bird and habitat! Just wish the pipe wasn't there.
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by Greg Downing on Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:57 am
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I swear I have the same bird! It has to be because no other adult male Harrier is this tame. I got mine on one of those thin wooden perches that are there. A agree the PVC is unfortunate, but this is a great shot otherwise. Bigger in the frame than I was able to get. Thank the lord for the 10D~! Be safe over there.
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by Vesa Huttunen on Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:01 am
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PVC-harrier! :D :D :D
Great pose and colors.
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by stevebein on Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:53 am
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Richard, I think this is the same perch (near the entrance, that I got with my F5 and stacked TC's a few years ago. We do something about the perch. YOur shot is far better than mine. Great luck with that perch. I wonder if the harrier will perch on it if we change from PVC?
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by Wayne Ellis on Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:24 am
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Well composed and executed Richard.

Have you thought about placing a log in front of the pipe??
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:39 am
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Bummer about the perch - otherwise a really excellent shot!
 

by ajhand on Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:13 am
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Wow:

These adult males are hard to come by. I see very few of them compared to females and juvies, and those I do see keep their distance. I really like the feel of the light here, despite its origin.
I'd put a snag or old wooden fence post where this pipe is immediately.

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by Jim Zipp on Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:40 am
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Richard, YOu should definately take advantage of this bird if it hangs around! I'd have a snag in it's place ASAP and I'd be amazed if he preferred the pvc. Nice shot of a tough subject to get.
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by Alan Murphy on Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:12 am
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by LHays on Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:26 am
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Perch....what perch....all I see is an incredibly detailed and handsome harrier. What I see in the future is an incredibly detailed and handsome harrier on a killer perch. Got one picked out yet? Excellent shot!
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by Bill Whala on Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:57 am
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Great image of this Harrier. The light is very nice. Looks like a nice snag and a couple hose clamps and you'll be in business. :D
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by daniel ck chan on Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:22 am
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Great shot! I like the color and post of this raptor......Daniel
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by Alexandre Vaz on Tue Oct 28, 2003 11:21 am
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Great shot from a beautiful bird.

Do you think the flash was important under such diffuse light?
 

by AlexC on Tue Oct 28, 2003 11:59 am
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Excellent capture and wonderful camera work, PVC or not!!!
Congrats!! 8)
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:35 pm
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Sweet, sweet stuff. Love that intense eye color.
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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:49 pm
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Sweet shot.. can you make that PVC into a piece of wood?? Not sure if you could clone a bark pattern and have it work out or not..
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by Jim Urbach on Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:10 pm
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Great harrier pose. Please make sure you put a better perch there before I come out. Thanks, I expect to be there 1/12

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by Bruce Sherman on Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:37 pm
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Richard,
Great shot! What a magnificent looking guy. Too bad about the pipe.
 

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