Northern Harrier with vole

[arash_hazeghi]

I got this right before take off, she had already consumed some of the vole. Not a super flight shot but it shows habitat and behavior, thought you may like it...



D700 + 200-400 f/4 VR + 1.4X TC, f/5.6 1/1250sec ISO 2500 sw: NX2 digital processing: crop

[Bill Dix]

Arash: Nice capture. I like the BG, the eye and position of the bird in the frame, not to mention the behavior and habitat. Exposure looks good to me. Were it mine I might consider cropping some off the bottom, just to the top of the green vegetation which doesn't add much to the overall look.

[david cramer]

Great shots don't have to be flight shots. This is a wonderful capture of behavior. I'd leave the green in, but desaturate it some so it doesn't pull the eye. I'd also clone out the vertical line rising out of her back.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Arash ... this is some kind of good Big Congrats !!!

Love the behavior, look on the bird, meal appears clear, good bg ... just mighty fine.

Cropping wise would leave as is for the virtual legs and the vegetation looks good, leaving or taking out is a mater of personal taste. Would slightly darken the corners for a stronger tunnel effect zeroing on the bird !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Lance Peters]

Sure looks good to me :) Great natural history image.
Like it just as it is!!

[Harold Davis]

looks like some beautiful light on this bird. love that warmth! agree with cloning the line out of her back. nice job!!!!

[Ray Rozema]

Great looking eye. Nice color in the bird and BKGR. Would consider darkening the foreground.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Very nice, love the eye and the catch, a great habitat and behavior shot indeed, with a nice golden light to boost. Agree about the line on the back, a bit distracting.

[Gus Hallgren]

Super capture of Hawk in it's natural envirenment.

Your Avian website is well done and photos top rate.

Thanks for sharing

Uncle Gus

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks a lot I will remove the line and try to darken the corners.