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DJ ODonnell

Female Northern Harrier Over a Lake (Circus hudsonius)

She was hunting along the shore of a lake, and flew in my direction
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Habitat
lake shore, prairie
Location
Loveland, Colorado
Date taken
March 28, 2021
Scientific name
Circus hudsonius
Equipment used
Nikon D500, 500mm f/5.6 PF lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/2500 s, f/5.6, ISO 320
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GracieChun
What a magnificent action shot. Thank you for including the exposure details, just learning myself. Tfs.
 
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They're really beautiful to watch in flight, aren't they Dan.

That's a fabulous picture lad - many thanks.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
DJ ODonnell
Date added
View count
73
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500
ISO
320
Filename
_DJO5401.jpg
File size
2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 28 March 2021 9:54 AM
Dimensions
2241px x 1601px

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