Northern Harrier

Posted by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:23 am

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R5II, RF600f4, 2x, 1/3200s, f/9, ISO 2000, manual

Photographed at a local grassland area, it was a windy afternoon and the Harriers were more active before sunset than usual. It was nice to see this male bird. Please click on image for more details.

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by Mark Boranyak on Fri Jan 10, 2025 2:03 pm

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I like how the wind affected the BG. Really great shot of the bird in natural setting.

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by david fletcher on Fri Jan 10, 2025 2:31 pm

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Brilliant work Axel. Love the light and setting. Congrats.

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by Dan Kearl on Fri Jan 10, 2025 2:35 pm

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BG is great.... I do think this is a female though.

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by peter makuch on Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:09 pm

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a beauty of a take here, nice golden colour too, AXEl

p.s. it's a female

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:58 am

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Dan Kearl wrote: BG is great.... I do think this is a female though.

Thanks, Dan, I think this is a male bird, it's just not that gray because of the warm afternoon light, the underwing patterns of female Harriers look different: viewtopic.php?t=303792&hilit=northern+harrier

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:34 pm

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A handsome fellow indeed-very much enhanced by the lovely light and golden grasses.

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by Markus Jais on Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:03 am

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Awesome flight shot, I like the reed (or whatever that is) in the background, gives an impression of the habitat without distracting from the harrier.

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