angry female northern harrier

[Bob Smith]

Walking through the marsh I must have wandered too close to this gals nest because she circled and swooped around me for several minutes until I left. 7DII, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 IS MII @ 176mm, ISO 500, f/5.6, 1/1600, HH

[Randy Stout]

Bob:

She does look a bit peeved! Great eye contact, open beak, flared primaries.

The lighting angle makes the underwing area a challenge, but good side lighting on her face.

I wonder why she got so upset. Could there have been a nest in the area?

Cheers

Randy

[Bob Smith]

There must surely have been a nest in the area Randy, so I didn't stay in the vicinity for very long. This female kept circling me so I got shots at all sun angles and even some with the marsh as BG when she swooped down but this one had the best lit eyes/face with the beak open and screeching. Many others had better feather detail so I'll put one in a second thread.