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Male Northern Harrier


Male Northern Harrier
Photo Information
Copyright: Adam Hays (Adam73) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 226 W: 5 N: 536] (2245)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 400 5.6L
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-19 11:01
Viewed: 1076
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus

MEASUREMENTS: The Northern Harrier has a body length of 17 - 24 inches, a wingspan of 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 feet, and weighs 12 - 18 ounces. The female bird is quite a bit larger than the male.
HABITAT: Northern Harriers reside in North America, Europe, and Asia, and prefer open country, like grasslands, steppes, wetlands, meadows, cultivated areas, and tundra. Birds in the northern part of the range migrate south.
DIET: This hawk eats small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and carrion. Harriers hunt using a low, slow flight over the ground, then plunge onto their prey.
REPRODUCTION: Northern Harriers nest on the ground in thick grass, shrubbery, or other vegetation. The nest is a pile of sticks and grass. The female lays 3 - 6 eggs depending on the abundance of small rodents. The eggs are incubated 29 - 31 days, and the young hawks fledge 4 - 5 1/2 weeks later. Harriers mature in 2 - 3 years, but may be able to breed their first year.

Source: http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/hawks/nharrier.html
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WOW beautiful and difficult shot! Nice and sharp GOOD WORK!
Linda

Having watched my sister try and capture Osprey photos, I can appreciate how difficult this was to capture. You've done it well, so sharp and clear, the color of the sky is so vivid blue. I love how the sun is shining on his head so well highlighting his intense gaze, you can even see what color his eyes are, well done.

Great shot, Adam!!
Amzing focus on the yellow eye.
Well captured and managed.
Andrea

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2006-06-19 11:49]

Outstanding in-flight shot, Adam.
I know from first hand experience how hard that is. : P
Great POV. Seems you caught him fairly low in the sky?
Very sharp details with every wing and tail feather splayed out.
Wonderful blue Californian sky in the BG.
The underside is in the shadow as per the physics of light, but it is amazing how you caught the light right on the head like a spotlight.
Love the crispness of that intense stare even from that far away.
I kind of wish you hadn't cropped so tight. That great hawk could have used a bit more space to fly into.
A fantastic capture, Adam, and TFS. : )

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 103 N: 1420] (4885)
  • [2006-06-19 12:12]

fantastic shot, it is so clear and the exposure under the wings is excellent.

TFS
Emma

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1095 W: 169 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-06-19 13:02]

Hi Adam,
Great in-flight shot, beautiful detail and perfect exposure, especially against that bright sky. I think the framing is a little tight, more leading space in front of the Harrier would be good. Great shot!
Regards,
Adrian

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2006-06-19 14:08]

All I can say is WOW! You did a magnificent job.

Jane

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  • Dan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 0 N: 363] (1777)
  • [2006-06-19 14:44]

Salut Adam, beautiful this difficult capture against the light. Excellent. Dan

Hi Adam,
Excellent in flight! The light quality here looks really nice for that time of day. Colors and tones are really spot on. Great detail throughout. I am a fan of frame filling shots. Some would say it needs more space on the left for him to fly to. Either way it would look good to me.
Scott

Hi Adam, sharp, well exposed and well composed. This is a beautiful capture and well worth two points from anyone :)

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-06-22 8:46]

Hello Adam,
Excellent capture.Sharpness,clear eyes,BG,details and composition are wonderful.Exposure is spot on.
TFS...:-)

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 206 W: 1 N: 351] (1561)
  • [2006-06-23 20:52]

Hello Adam,
Your picture are really great. Congratulations TFS Donald

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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 12 N: 482] (1888)
  • [2006-08-26 13:29]

hi Adam,

i was browsing to your picture.
also this is stunning, you make so nice in flight picture.
amazing.

i really can't find anything against this.
TFS,
cosmln

Adam,
This is truely an AMAZING image.
Loved your notes too.
Congratulations,
Mario from COLD COLD Canada.

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