One Gave All

This female Northern Harrier shows off her hunting skills by picking out a vole for her afternoon snack.  Taken with my Canon 7D, 1/2500, f5.6, ISO400, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens.  Taken at Ridgefield NWR, Jan. 11, 2012.  View a larger image in the Bird Gallery under Raptors.

Tags: flight, harrier, northern, northern harrier, prey, raptor, ridgefield, vole

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5 Responses to “One Gave All”

1. jen says:

   January 13, 2012 at 5:48 am

   WOW!! Awesome photo!!

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   • Dennis says:

     January 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm

     Thank you Jen! Appreciate it!

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2. Kim says:

   January 13, 2012 at 1:52 pm

   Soooooo FANTASTIC!! What an amazing shot, Papa! This is contest-worthy!

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   • Dennis says:

     January 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm

     Thank you Kimi! The sharpest one of the burst and it happened to be this one! Gotta love that 8 fps!

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     • Kim says:

       January 22, 2012 at 2:36 pm

       Definitely!! Use it ALL the time!

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