john.dart
Swamp Harrier
I have seen these fellows so many times, but this is the first reasonable shot I have got. I had just put the camera on the monopod when it flew past rather fast, Lake Seppings, Albany, Western Australia.
Sigma 150 500mm
Swamp Harrier
Scientific name: Circus approximans
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Falconiformes
The Swamp Harrier is a large slim-bodied raptor (bird of prey), with long slender legs and a long tail, rounded at the tip. It is mainly dark brown above and the white rump is prominent. It has an owl-like face mask. The wings are long and broad, with 5 'fingers' on the wing tips in flight. Females are larger with rufous underparts, while the smaller male is lighter underneath. The legs and eyes are yellow. This species has a slow sailing flight on up-swept wings, flying low over water. It is also known as the Marsh Harrier.
Swamp Harrier
I have seen these fellows so many times, but this is the first reasonable shot I have got. I had just put the camera on the monopod when it flew past rather fast, Lake Seppings, Albany, Western Australia.
Sigma 150 500mm
Swamp Harrier
Scientific name: Circus approximans
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Falconiformes
The Swamp Harrier is a large slim-bodied raptor (bird of prey), with long slender legs and a long tail, rounded at the tip. It is mainly dark brown above and the white rump is prominent. It has an owl-like face mask. The wings are long and broad, with 5 'fingers' on the wing tips in flight. Females are larger with rufous underparts, while the smaller male is lighter underneath. The legs and eyes are yellow. This species has a slow sailing flight on up-swept wings, flying low over water. It is also known as the Marsh Harrier.