Taken with a Canon 400D, Sigma 10-20 lens @ 11mm, ISO 100, 0.167 second shutter speed, F11, tweaked in Photoshop! This photograph was taken at Martin Mere Wetland Trust (http://www.wwt.org.uk/) in Lancashire in the North West if England. Their vision is to save wetlands and their wildlife and raise awareness of the issues that affect their survival. To enhance people’s lives through learning about and being close to nature and inspiring them to help WWT’s conservation work worldwide. I am a member and love going to see the thousands of Geese and swans returning of an evening, even more spectacular when there is a wonderful sunset!
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A nice closeup of a Harrier Hawk I took some years ago. For birds of prey that are not in flight, my focal area is upon capturing his eyes as tight as possible. – Dennis
From a flying bed stead came this elegant jet , proven in action in the Falklands and as yet unsurpassed . I recently met a design engineer who was present at the test bed flights , the story was quite frightening .
a USMC pilot readies his AV-8B Harrier for a mission. This aged but effective British vertical VTOL jet is still in service with the USMC. MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 2000
This northern harrier is checking my every move as I observe her she is observing me at the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area in Lane County, Oregon. Taken; February 14, 2009
This is the very first time I’ve been able to approach a hawk without scaring it away. It was perched in my neighbor’s pine tree so I rushed inside my house, got the camera, and then inched closer and closer to this noble bird as it peered at me curiously, allowing me to snap away. Then, when I crossed over its comfort zone, it flew away in a flash. I’m not sure what kind of hawk this is and would appreciate anyone who could help identify it. Maybe a Northern Harrier?
This is a close up of the same female northern harrier in “Protecting Her Cache” Taken at the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area in Lane County, Oregon, on; February 14, 2009 / With a; Canon PowerShot SX 10 IS /
Not in focus, nonetheless this photo captures the essence of this raptor hunting a hay field. His keen eyesight and incredible manoeuvreability give him considerable hunting advantage.
Spotted Harrier / Circus assimilis / near Keith / South Australia Copyright Wayne Bigg / All Rights Reserved. / Do not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify my photography without my express consent.
Juvenile Northern Harrier – Maitland, Florida. “The Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) or Northern Harrier (in North America) is a bird of prey. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the northern hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost USA, and in northern Eurasia. This species is polytypic, with two subspecies. Marsh Hawk is a disused name for the American form. / It migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Eurasian birds move to southern Europe and southern temperate Asia, and American breeders to the southernmost USA, Mexico and Central America. In the mildest regions such as France, Great Britain and the southern US, Hen Harriers may be present all year, but the higher ground is largely deserted in winter.” Nikon D90
Digital aviation artwork.
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1/GR.3 and the AV-8A Harrier are the first generation of the Harrier series, the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities. Digital artwork.
Two Royal Navy Sea Harriers in a formation short take-off at the start of their display at Waddington 2005. / Although these aircraft are well known for their vertical take off capability, they use a short take-off procedure to preserve fuel or when heavily loaded. The front nozzle on the nearer aircraft can be seen in a 45 degree position, giving both forward and vertical power. / Sadly, these aircraft have been retired from service since this photograph was taken and I no longer see them over my house in the circuit from nearby RNAS Yeovilton.
The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Sahara.Although a member of the order Falconiformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is so distinctive that it was given its own family, Sagittariidae. It enjoys a certain fame in Africa, specifically Sudan and South Africa, serving as a prominent emblem on both nations’ coats of arms. From a distance or in flight it resembles a crane more than a bird of prey. The Secretary Bird is largely terrestrial, hunting its prey on foot, and other than the caracara it is the only bird of prey to do so habitually. Adults hunt in pairs and sometimes as loose familial flocks, stalking through the habitat with long strides. Prey consists of insects, small mammals, lizards, snakes, young birds, bird eggs, and sometimes dead animals killed in brush fires. Larger herbivores are not hunted, although there are some reports of Secretary Birds killing young gazelles.
It’s not that far away, the nights grow cooler and the smell of falling leaves is in the air. This cuddly Tanager is just hanging out with the Harrier here in my composite from the Bear River National Wildlife Refuge about 6 miles down the road from me ;-)
These were lucky as the harvester avoided the nest just in time!
Nobility Met a falconer and his harrier hawk in the woods the other day, lucky i had my camera! shot in raw on a Nikon D50
Quite often this Hawk is sitting on a pole right outside our backyard in San Diego, California watching the nearby canyon for rodents in the grass. Lucky me because usually hawks soar in wide circles at a great height, crying a raspy cry, too far away to get a decent shot … Framed Print medium /
This one came out of the sky from nowhere like some Tora Tora thing and attacked me, a very Harrier experience indeed! :[D>-< PS – I survived
Northern Harriers hunt the marshes of the Fraser River estuary of British Columbia by flying low over grassy areas and dropping suddenly on unsuspecting prey. Harriers have a unique ability to hover (the Harrier fighter is also able to hover like its namesake) when they want to get a better look below. I captured this image on a dyke on the Fraser, where many small birds had been gathering to find food after a recent snowfall. D300, Nikkor F4 600 mm lens, ISO 500, f4, 1/640th.
Yellow eyes. Tall. Pale grey upperparts, white underparts. Summer visitor. / CAPTURED: Groenland Game farm, Tolwe, Limpopo province South Africa. / Was just my lucky day, right time right place on the farm. / /
A female Northern Harrier glides over her hunting range searching for prey along the banks of the Fraser River in southwest British Columbia. D300, Nikkor f4 600 mm lens, ISO 500, F4, 1/640.
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