Transition harrier

[arash_hazeghi]

An encounter with the rarely seen adolescent harrier. This morph is half way between a juvenile and an adult, the rust and orange spots on the chest are forming while the pupil is still dark. It will eventually come bright yellow when the bird matures. The underwings will become bright grey with spots as well.



Shot with the D5 and 600E FL + TC 1.4 ISO 640 f/5.6 at 1/3200 sec hand held C1P hope you like it. I just finished my D5 review and this image was a part of it

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Looks good on my screen, well captured, no nits from me.

[David Roach]

Another stunner from you (big surprise). Love the view of the eye. TFS

[kevin Hice]

Like this one too Arash great wing position. Love the light on this .Looking forward to reading your review TFS

[Ivan Sjogren]

Another spelndid harrier frame from you Arash! Nice wing position, eye contact and excellent image quality.
This individual is not as pretty as others you have captured but I appreciate that it is a rarely seen and captured morph.

[arash_hazeghi]

Another spelndid harrier frame from you Arash! Nice wing position, eye contact and excellent image quality.
This individual is not as pretty as others you have captured but I appreciate that it is a rarely seen and captured morph.

It is subjective but to me this is the prettiest harrier :)

[William Dickson]

It sure looks good and the BG colours show it well. Excellent processing as usual. another winner.

Will

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful light and detail. Thanks for explaining the transitional plumage.

[John Mack]

Looks great as per your usual. Nice pose,light and background.

[Paul Burdett]

Would love to offer some critique...but it's not gonna happen...lol A stunning shot as usual...and I agree...it's a very "pretty" Harrier. Your photos are always an inspiration for me Arash.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Love the background and orientation of the bird.
I like the way he is watching you.

TFS