Handsome young Northern Harrier, Kite prey

NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
edited July 1, 2007 in Wildlife
Hi everyone. These are my last few shooting experiences in the last two weeks, at the back bay and also at a park near here...the Harrier is a new young one I believe. Hope he sticks around! The adult is lighter in color. Friendly he was! A few kites w/prey too, and red shouldered hawk near home. All with 300f4 + 1.4x tele, red shoulder hawk 70-200f4IS +1.4x.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    Ooooooh!

    The first and the last are great! thumb.gifthumb

    The ones in between are darn good too.:D

    Nice work, Linda.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    Very nice series! I agree with Ric. The first and last are very good. I love kites. I think it is those red eyes.
    Stephen
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    sensational....really glad you shared it !!!!!!!!!!bowdown.gif
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    Dave
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited June 29, 2007
    Nice series of species seen less frequently around here.thumb.gif
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    Outstanding series, Linda. Two thumbs up. Each and every one of these shots is superb.
    Harv
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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    Thanx alot, glad you liked them. My screen is so old and I love the color of it for printing, but when I go on the pc upstairs they can look totally different sometimes! So yeah, feel free to critique too.
    I've been really lucky to find the red shoulder hawk and kite near my home. And the back bay is a 20 minute drive, [and cooler there]. So getting alot of practice lately.

    This Harrier was quite friendly, caught him once when I saw a big shadow over my head! He was too close to get a focus! I walked over to the red shoulders tonight, and they were screaming shy! No luck. They own me....ne_nau.gif
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2007
    Nice captures, i love how well focused eyes are on these birds. Very well done! clap.gif
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  • RadleyRadley Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Really terrific series Linda! I find female and immature Harriers to be difficult to expose and process but you did a fine job. Love the Shoulder comming at you.
    Claude
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Outstanding an dthe last wo are real wall hangers ylsuper.gif
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  • BIG BROTHERBIG BROTHER Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Very nice series, well doneclap.gifclap.gif

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 30, 2007
    A most impressive series. Very well done! clap.gif

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Very nice set! clap.gif
    Glenn

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Very impressive! The 3th and last are my favorites.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    well done, very well thumb.gif
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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    You must of been in a tree..... just great.....clap.gif
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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    thanx everyone again, Radley, I had not seen a juvenile before. Or do you think this is a female? Not quite as big as the usual one there. You are so right about the exposure! It was all over the place and I had to lighten and desaturate because they were so red/brown. Plus 7pm made it even more yellow/red. They were alot of work!bowdown.gif

    Strange, when he was the closest was when I was right out there in plain site! He wasn't shy. Maybe when they are young they don't have as much fear.?
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