Our resident Northern Harriers

[MitchP2]

 

[PJM]

I like the first one for the under wing detail. I think you manage the brights and shadows pretty well here.
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[Jeff1580 80]

Very good set but number one for me.....

 

[Rightwrong]

The first image gave me some kinda inspiration.

Very nice shoot

 

[zulu4211]

good BIF! Red tailed hawks, I think.

 

[jeffashman41 4]

Very nice set! #1 is magnificent, and #3 look very interesting.

 

[MitchP2]

Thanks all!

Jeff - All the shots were taken while that poor Harrier was under attack by the crows. The lesson here is don't mess with crows!

 

[zulu4211]

Northern Harriers have distinctive markings around their eyes and stripes on the underside of their tail feathers, but I most easily identify them from distance by their posture in flight. Their beak is usually pointing straight down and their head looks kind of flat.

Here's an older thread from a great shooter with both red tailed hawks and northern harriers

RT Hawk and Harriers

There has been a couple of very friendly Red Tail Hawks this year. I went to a state park and found a Red Tail that was just putting a crazy show on and also caught a few harriers.. Comments welcome and thanks for looking.. 1 Hawk on Sumac 11_18 by krisinct- Thanks for 3 Million + views!, on...

www.thephotoforum.com

 

[Lez325]

Nice set- love the last one with the Covid in shot Mitch

Les

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice set, Mitch.

 

[jeffashman41 4]

Thanks all!

Jeff - All the shots were taken while that poor Harrier was under attack by the crows. The lesson here is don't mess with crows!

That you got that much of a closeup is awesome! I see the hawks and crows going at it all the time, but they are always too far away for a good shot. One of the most impressive dogfights I've witnessed, a crow and hawk were locked together, and another hawk showed up from nowhere, tucked it's wings, and his the two, knocking them apart. It was quite impressive.

 

[slat]

Nice shots.