I photographed this northern harrier hawk last year on my snowy owl trip to British Columbia. There were quite a few of these hawks in the area, fighting with short eared owls for voles and mice. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1000, f/4 at 1/1250th of a second
Sean,
Wow. Fantastic shot. I enjoy opening my email link every morning to see what amazing image you’ve captured. Thanks much for sharing the joy of nature at it’s best.
Thanks Pauline. I don’t remember anything called mud bay, but I’m not sure. I was in the area for about three or four days and did quite a bit of walking and driving around.
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Sean this is an absolutely amazing photo. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks Larry, always fun to have cooperative birds in flight to photograph.
A perfect shot. Thanks for sharing.
Fabulous photography. You have a great talent well honed!
Thanks Bob.
You trying to one-up me Crane?!
If I was, it was on a purely subconscious level.
White yellow orange brown—-Welcome to this warm embrace—-Death is a feather.
Extraordinary image! Thank you, Sean.
You’re welcome Peter. Thanks for the continued support of the blog.
Sean,
Wow. Fantastic shot. I enjoy opening my email link every morning to see what amazing image you’ve captured. Thanks much for sharing the joy of nature at it’s best.
I have watched them kettle at our hawk watch and glide through st Hawk Mountain. Stunning picture to take my breath away. Thank you.
Oops thinking broadwings, harriers over open fields. Cape May
Yeah, these guys like to hunt over open fields. Same as the short eared owls that I saw them fighting with.
That is one sharp photo. He needs to clip his talons.
fantastic photo Sean … I don’t live to far from there and got some great shots of the owls. Did you go to mud bay at Boundary Bay ?
Thanks Pauline. I don’t remember anything called mud bay, but I’m not sure. I was in the area for about three or four days and did quite a bit of walking and driving around.
great pic., it lo[oks like the one that has been sighted in this area.
the markings on the bird are beautiful. (Donna Z shared your photo with me) The lighting is so beautiful at first i thought it was a painting.