Northern Harriers

Young male moulting into adult colors

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I have had next to no luck with these guys. The one pic I have is slightly out of focus.

Sorry, frustration with chasing these guys all spring. Wonderful pics.

Thanks. Hang in there. It took me a while get good shots of them. Most were from a large distance and the areas the frequent are difficult to get a good focus on the birds. The males are called "Gray Ghosts" for a reason.

Beautiful! These are just wonderful! I'm so jealous, I havent seen mine since March...

Thank you Denese. Hopefully you see them soon.

Wow these are fantastic! Awesome set and a beautiful bird. Great job locating this bird and getting close enough to shoot it! How did you manage to get close to them?

Thank you Carol. They are in a nature study area and were close to their nest area. Those are heavily cropped also.

Great shots, John; I love the detail and the blurry backgrounds.
Al

Great captures John.

Ted

CDMOOSE wrote in post #16974427
Great shots, John; I love the detail and the blurry backgrounds.
Al

Thanks Al. I have changed my PP to use stronger noise reduction on the backgrounds to create a little more blur. Also the birds were kind enough to land on a perch that was well away from any other bushes.

TedEllis wrote in post #16974464
Great captures John.

Ted

Thank you Ted.

Stunning, I would say.... Well done sir.

Thank you Bret.

Outstanding, John! Wall hangers?

Thank you very much Rog. They may well be.

Great set