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Northern harrier on the hunt
Zackiedawg

Northern harrier on the hunt (Circus hudsonius)

Backlit by the sun, this northern harrier was in the classic hunting stance in flight. This is often how you see harriers - flying low over the grasses, looking down, then suddenly plunging into the grasses and coming up with its prey - anything from a rabbit to a rat to a moorhen.
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
January 7, 2012
Scientific name
Circus hudsonius
Equipment used
Sony DSLR-A580, Minolta 300mm APO w/ APO II 1.4x teleconverter
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
420mm, F5.6, 1/500 shutter, 1000 ISO
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Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
SONY DSLR-A580
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
420.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
1000
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
166401928.2cYwhUvD.038b.jpg
File size
222.8 KB
Date taken
Sat, 07 January 2012 3:44 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 933px

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