Beautiful Harrier by byronbackyard
The Spotted Harrier is a large, slim-bodied raptor (bird of prey) with a striking white-spotted chestnut breast and mainly blue-grey upper parts. It has an owl-like chestnut coloured facial disc with a narrow light grey ruff around it and yellow eyes. It has long slender yellow legs and a long tail, with a wedge-shaped tip. Its long, broad wings have dark, well rounded, ‘fingered’ tips. The female Spotted Harrier is larger than the male. The Spotted Harrier glides slowly, with up-swept wings. It is also called the Allied or Jardine’s Harrier or the Spotted Swamp-hawk.
Canon 50D, 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS
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Comments
Stunning bird and capture of this beautify, sounds like you had a fanatic day Debs.
Many thanks Mark, awesome raptor day!
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Magnificent capture.
Many thanks Lisa!
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This is beautiful BB, a wonderful capture of nature at her best … :)
Many thanks, so close I could almost reach out and touch her as she swept past!
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great capture, well done.
Cheers Jude
Many thanks Jude!
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Wow, the detail you captured on that face is amazing…really beautifully take and great info. too.
It was wow, many thanks for your kind comment. I got another couple of great ones I’ll post!
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Great in flight capture !
Many thanks Trish, yep this one was very happy making!
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Magnificent capture
Many thanks Kathy, magnificent bird!
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Wonderful capture…love the details
Many thanks Larry, I’ve never been so close to a wild raptor, it was very happy making!
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18 September 2011 – 1 image per day
