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Northern Harrier at Sunset
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Northern Harrier at Sunset

A young Northern Harrier patrols the freshwater ponds at Arcata Marsh as the sun sets.

A young Northern Harrier patrols the freshwater ponds at Arcata Marsh as the sun sets.
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cameraNIKON D800

settings Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 800/1 

upload_dateOct, 2015

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11 Comments |
jamesgiles
 
jamesgiles October 16, 2015
Gorgeous lighting great image
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel November 27, 2015
This one gets it. It is a winner. It is so gorgeous.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots November 30, 2015
Awesome capture! Congrats.
carrie00813 Ultimate
 
carrie00813 December 03, 2015
Wow, amazing shot.
Inyan
 
Inyan December 05, 2015
Jealous...
skiin007
 
skiin007 December 20, 2015
Ditto with Indah below-Jealous!! Nice Shot!!
nandicmb
 
nandicmb February 22, 2016
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Covers Photo Contest Vol 25!
18ricco Platinum
 
18ricco March 21, 2016
Great shot!!!! Amazing!!!!
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KeithBannerman June 03, 2016
Great shot
davidlipsy
 
davidlipsy August 24, 2016
Beautiful... nice tight DOF. Great capture!!
alanpeterson
alanpeterson August 24, 2016
Thanks! I made an educated guess about where the harrier would swoop up above the tops of the reeds, and it came up there long enough for one clear shot.
Bren_Ruiz
 
Bren_Ruiz November 22, 2017
Spectacular

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