Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Wings war at the marsh
  

Wings war at the marsh

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by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 17 Aug 2025
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After being under attack by three kingbirds the northern harrier decided to quit to avoid being badly injured with a broken eye or worst.

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
  • Focal: 316 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11
tagged: northern harrier attack grass plant purple animal bird blackbird land nature outdoors vegetation field grassland flower plants ecoregion plant_community prairie meadow grasses wildlife

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Debra Plett posted 2025-08-19 4:53pm

Agree with Heather nice angle to see him gliding so close to the ground.

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hmellon posted 2025-08-18 1:20am

Beautiful view of him gliding across the marsh. He was wise to leave that kind of attack since the Kingbirds can be relentless.

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