Female Harrier

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Female Harrier
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Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. This was taken the same day as the post of the landing goose. I spotted this harrier on a berm just the other side of one of the canals on the refuge and she gave me a lot of nice poses. This was the end of a really nice shake and ruffle and was unfortunately the only one of that action where she gave me a head turn.

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Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Sony A1, FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 507 mm, beanbag in car window, f/9, 1/1600, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4200x3096. Taken at 2:23 PM on February 12th.

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Great shot of a beautiful bird. The dark grass blade on right and a couple out of focus blades do distract a little.

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Dennis, you were missed. Hope to see more of your great shots, like this one. That head turn was a nice pose for you. Wonderful details in his feathers as well.

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Good to see you back posting, Dennis. Hope all is well. Very nice look at the harrier; pops nicely against the background and I like the green foreground. You did get a nice head turn.

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Great behavior shot, Dennis. Nicely caught.

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Really excellent pose, head turn, and environment. Phenomenal detail.

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Gorgeous and unusual shot! I’ve never seen one on the ground in the open. Wonderful look at the eye.