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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Eurasian Marsh Harrier - male

Finally got my chance to get a decent image of this species.
The Eurasian marsh harriers like all the other harriers are winter visitors to Bangalore and are amongst the first to arrive. The males are usually a lot more skittish in comparison to the females. The image below is that of the male. Females are darker, almost chocolaty brown in colour with a lighter colored head.

male eurasian marsh harrierA male Eurasian Marsh Harrier in evening light, Bangalore

Canon EOS 20D + Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS, 1/500sec, F4, ISO-800

BTW I recently upgraded to my dream lens, the Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS and for those who've not met me, this is me: :D

Canon EF 600mm F4 L ISAngad Achappa Photography

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Posted by Angad Achappa at 11:20 PM
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12 comments:

  1. Santosh BsDecember 21, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    lovely shot man and that lens looks monstous :)

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  2. Online virtual worlds for kidsDecember 21, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    Excellent shots and wonderful photos.

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  3. TexWisGirlDecember 21, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    a beautiful bird! and, wow! what a lens! awesome for you!

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  4. ClaudiaDecember 21, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    An excellent picture as always!

    Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

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  5. Angad AchappaDecember 21, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Thanks all... :)

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  6. Mary Howell CromerDecember 22, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    That is a wondeful looking bird and what a huge lens...geesh, that is a big one to tuck away, but, I know the difference shall be impressive~

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  7. Mike Randall Bird PhotographyDecember 25, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    Great shot of the Marsh Harrier Angad. I am very envious of your 600mm lens. Mike

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  8. AnonymousDecember 26, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    Wow. Nice to meet you.

    That lens is hard to imagine. I don't know how you hold it up long enough to take a picture. I suppose you use a tripod or a monopod.

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  9. Angad AchappaDecember 26, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Thank you all.. :)

    @Abe: I have hand-held the lens quite a bit now, wait till you see the posts where the images are shot hand-held... :)

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  10. Wildlife PhotographerDecember 28, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Hi friends,

    Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. The marsh harriers are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broadest-winged harriers. Thanks.......

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  11. RedzlanJanuary 5, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    I'm saving for that 600mm...
    Great pic!

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  12. Van RentalApril 3, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    very good blog................

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