Northern Harriers of Bosque Del Apache

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On my first visit to Bosque, I didn’t know what we would find, but we found it very quickly. This Harrier seemed to be showing the way to the heart of the refuge and we eagerly followed.

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This mature female Northern Harrier was hunting over the roadside fields at a pretty fast pace and I was challenged in trying to catch the right moment as she sped by.

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This image was taken at 400mm 1/2500 sec. f7.1 ISO 720 with auto ISO engaged. All images in this series were taken at the same settings with ISO ranging from 640 to 800.

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