2306_1189 The Harried Harrier
Last shot (for now) of the Northern Harrier. It was being mobbed by Red-winged Blackbirds, sometimes being harassed by three or four simultaneously while patrolling its (presumed) breeding territory. Such is the life of a raptor.
I made this shot while hiking a trail in Grasslands - at this point the Grey Ghost had not yet singled me out as a threat and begun its threat maneuvers (dive bombing me, as documented in my two previous posts). I'm pretty happy with it. These aerial encounters happen fast and even shooting in burst mode there is no guarantee of getting both subjects on the same focal plane and in a pleasing configuration.
Two or three more species left in the current set, then on to something else...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2306_1189 The Harried Harrier
Last shot (for now) of the Northern Harrier. It was being mobbed by Red-winged Blackbirds, sometimes being harassed by three or four simultaneously while patrolling its (presumed) breeding territory. Such is the life of a raptor.
I made this shot while hiking a trail in Grasslands - at this point the Grey Ghost had not yet singled me out as a threat and begun its threat maneuvers (dive bombing me, as documented in my two previous posts). I'm pretty happy with it. These aerial encounters happen fast and even shooting in burst mode there is no guarantee of getting both subjects on the same focal plane and in a pleasing configuration.
Two or three more species left in the current set, then on to something else...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.