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Hunting Harrier
Hunting Harrier
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Challenge: Portrait Of A Wild Bird (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Date: Dec 26, 2009
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2009

Taken at Fern Ridge Reservoir near Eugene. Spent about 6 hours there over two days. Harrier hawks, unlike redtails, like to hunt by flying low over fields. They also seem to like to land and watch from the ground, something I've never seen a redtail do.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 138
Avg (all users): 7.0204
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.8429
Avg (non-participants): 7.1190
Views since voting: 3244
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 196
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)


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02/07/2010 02:08:46 PM
And they are faster than a 'speeding bullet' too.

Good shot. Great processing.
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01/06/2010 08:15:24 PM
Hey Doc, nice shot, but I would have tried for a white-tailed kite or short-eared owl there, but what the heck, you placed well.
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01/06/2010 06:31:34 AM
I personally like this one better then some that placed higher then you.
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01/04/2010 08:02:48 PM
Amazing capture. Congratulations on your HM.
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01/04/2010 06:39:25 PM
Congratulations on HM. This is a great shot!!
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01/04/2010 04:32:14 PM
Congratulations !
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01/04/2010 12:58:15 PM
Very nice! Congratulations on your HM.
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01/04/2010 12:00:30 PM
Well, he's quite beautiful and lovely detail. 7 from me! Congrats on Top 5, Jason.
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01/04/2010 09:48:36 AM
Congrats Doc !! Brilliant capture..
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01/04/2010 04:44:52 AM
Nice job, Jason! Congrats on 5th!
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01/04/2010 01:36:15 AM
300mm F4 L...mmmm, delicious! Congrats on the HM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/03/2010 10:25:09 PM
wow...such precision, beauty in flight
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01/03/2010 06:03:34 PM
Excellent sharpness for a bird in mid-flight. (no vote, just making a few comments)
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01/03/2010 04:35:56 PM
Great shot of a wary raptor. Well isolated from background distractions and great detail in the bird.
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01/01/2010 10:03:02 PM
Super sharp, Love it!
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12/30/2009 06:38:02 PM
Stunning.
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12/30/2009 04:31:50 PM
Great! What a cool looking bird! Wonderful how crisp and sharp this is against the bokah.
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12/30/2009 03:51:47 PM
Fantastic! 10
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12/30/2009 02:12:24 PM
Stunningly perfect!
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12/30/2009 02:02:13 PM
Wow! great shot, love these birds! 9
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12/29/2009 08:43:25 PM
Really amazing clarity for a moving subject. Nice job!
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12/29/2009 05:11:22 PM
Nice flight shot.
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12/29/2009 01:17:02 PM
What a magnificent capture. Beautiful definition. Publication quality.
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12/29/2009 08:51:18 AM
Wonderful bokeh!!
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12/29/2009 08:44:39 AM
I like the head space in front of the hawk. Excellent photo.
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12/28/2009 10:30:13 PM
Beautiful! Simply beautiful!
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12/28/2009 09:53:23 PM
Nice mid-air capture...this guy really pops against that wonderfully blurred background!
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12/28/2009 02:44:58 PM
Nice panning. Really pretty.
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12/28/2009 08:39:58 AM
Good
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12/28/2009 03:15:34 AM
Lovely capture.
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