Harrier Too

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 2011192 views11 comments

This is a harrier from a week or so ago here in northern Utah... with the colder temps these raptors have been a little more active, and I was able to get out and photograph them for a couple hours.

1DIV @ 700mm
1/2500 f/8 iso640

Thanks for looking!

John

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 22, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Nice BIF image John. It's pretty neat that you got a head turn and stare toward you as the bird was banking to the left- offering a great shot of it's underside.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 22, 2011 at 9:25 AM

Nice head turn and great view of the underside.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Beautiful light, John, and a crisp flight shot with a nice look fromt he bird and a gorgeous bg.

Well done.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on December 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Hello John

Very well done. The Eye draws you into the Image.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Wonderful flight shot, I like seeing the feather colors and eye contact, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 22, 2011 at 1:50 PM

Killer flight photo John

Great eye contact and feather detail!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 22, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Nicely done. When these birds bank, speed changes and very often so does direction of flight so they're hard to track - especially with a non-sky background. Great ventral look at the bird, nice eye contact and exposure. I like the colors throughout.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 22, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Excellent image, colors of the bird and background look great together.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on December 22, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Great look at the underside John. Nice blurred habitat for a background. Good look at the eye with a slight head turn towards you. Congrats John. Merry Christmas.

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Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on December 22, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Like that slight head turn showing off that bright eye.Light looks as if it could not have been better as the underwings have so much detail showing.Lovely capture so very sharp.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on December 23, 2011 at 9:56 AM

Good one. Love the eye contact.
JohnR

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