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Harris Hawk

Harris Hawk

Harris hawks hunt in groups of two or three. One distracts the prey and the others dive down and grab it. Usually there is a dominant female to guide the hunt...
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Harris hawks hunt in groups of two or three. One distracts the prey and the others dive down and grab it. Usually there is a dominant female to guide the hunt. This one had its mate above us and she was about ten feet from me. Beautiful bird.
Lens: Nkon 70-300mm
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 1120/10

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Mar, 2018

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What a beautiful capture of such a majestic Raptor!

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Thank you so much. He was about ten feet away.

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