November 28, 2019 — Baylands, Sunnyvale, California
On Thanksgiving morning — a year ago — she and I took a walk on the levees to see what we could see. I had The Beast (Nikon D500 with 200-500mm lens — all eight pounds of it) in case we saw birds. And we did. I posted it on my brand new blog.
The past Thanksgiving we took the same walk with the same camera. And again, there was a northern harrier looking for a meal. Over the next few days, you’ll see what we saw.
(Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR zoom. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.0; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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It looks as though these birds might hover while hunting, as the osprey do. I always enjoy photos that capture the angularity of their wings.
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They do. It’s called kiting. Kites do it especially well, hence the name. Photos? Just look: https://amagablog.com/2019/02/19/kites-flying-and-kiting/
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love this. You have some amazing bird shots!
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Thanks very much!
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The Beast does nice work, Michael.
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Thank you. It is pretty sharp. The Beast and I make a good team.
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Wow! What a capture!! Looking forward to see what you saw the next few days. 🙂
All eight pounds…
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Did you also drive your Chevy(or Chevies) to the levee (or levees)?
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No, but the levee wasn’t dry either.
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Very nice. Raptors have amazing vision.
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And this particular breed has amazing hearing.
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I love the storyline, symmetry of it. And the concentrated, downturned angle of the Harrier’s head is very nice.
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Thank you very much. She was indeed concentrating. Stay tuned to see how it all turned out.
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Great shot! You and the beast make a super team …🙂
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Thank you very much!
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