Winter Northern Harrier

Today I was fortunate to photograph this juvenile male northern harrier, also known as the marsh hawk on a sunny but cold winter afternoon.

After watch a pair of northern harriers hunting patterns I moved into what looked like a feeding lane. They had passed this section of field twice, and on the third time around I was there sitting in a few feet of snow, partially hidden against logs and a few small pine trees waiting for them.

Photographed using the Nikon D1H & Nikkor 300mm f/4 lens.

In this photo he is heading right at me!

male northern harrier

Very close fly by….

northern harrier

Hunting mice & voles

northern harrier hawk

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