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Northern Harrier

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Posted by bill meikle on December 14, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Northern Harrier
No rocks in this pic. Enjoy. My lucky day, a tame Harrier!

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Posted by Brian Jackson on December 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Great shot Bill.
Posted by John Mumaw on December 14, 2009 at 8:46 PM
A beautiful and flawless portrait!
Extra kudos for capturing a catchlight in its eye.
Posted by Linnet Long on December 14, 2009 at 8:59 PM
What a bird! Glad he's "tame"--I don't think I'd like to be on his bad side :-)

What kind of a lens?
Posted by Dan Walters on December 14, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Great shots Bill. I really like the one of him stretching his wing.
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 14, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Beautiful. Nice isolation, looks Sharp.
Posted by Bryan Maltais on December 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Very nice capture Bill. Harriers are a lot of fun to watch fly.
Posted by Don George on December 15, 2009 at 7:08 AM
Great capture especially liked the image of him standing on one leg.
Posted by Doug Andrews on December 15, 2009 at 11:02 AM
This is extra nice. :toast:
Posted by Jeff Beard on December 15, 2009 at 3:13 PM
That's a really sweet shot! I love that the bird is look backwards like that.
Posted by Aleksei Saunders on December 16, 2009 at 7:20 PM
That's really nice, :toast:
Posted by Mia McPherson on December 18, 2009 at 1:19 PM
She is beautiful Bill.
Posted by Rebecca Saltonstal on December 18, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Bill, loved your harrier and crane shots. I just got back from Socorro too and agree with you...much fewer cranes and geese, but the harriers were pretty active, and the coyote roaming around was quite a beautiful one. Did you get to see him? I'd love to send you a return harrier shot, but am new to this site and haven't figured out how to upload it to this message, so that will have to wait. Ever go down to White Sands when you were down Socorro-way? Lots of beautiful shots there, too. Rebecca, Estes Park,CO.
Posted by bill meikle on December 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Rebecca, I saw a number of coyotes including a pair hunting close to the roadway and another hunting geese. Actually I really like to film coyotes. No I have never been to White Sands although I've thought about it a few times. You can email me a harrier shot if you want, just click below on the Email icon.