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Lorraine Boyd
Delmar, NY
10/14/2021
03:11 pm

Equipment Details:

D500 with 200-500mm lens hand held

Post-processing Details:

crop, lighting and enhance

Image Details:

One of my goals has been to capture a Northern Harrier. It is a distinctive hawk with an owl-like facial disk that allows it to hunt by sound as well as sight. So I was very thrilled when I saw this one hunting, out in a big field, while I was on a quiet walk. Especially when we had eye contact.