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    Default Swamp Harriers in flight

    The adults are very shy and do a 180 when they see you even if you're a mile off. The juveniles, the dark ones here, have yet to learn that.

    These were taken at the Western Treatment Plant near Geelong earlier this year. It was a good summer for them down there.

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    Juvenile
    Swamp Harrier IF juv (56).jpg

    Same guy
    Swamp Harrier IF juv (49).jpg

    Adult starting doing a U-turn
    Swamp Harrier IF (18).jpg

    This is how they hunt: gliding fairly low over grassland
    Swamp Harrier IF (48).jpg

    Adult that's spotted something edible and is putting on the brakes
    Swamp Harrier IF (28).jpg

    They do a tight turn and dive straight down
    Swamp Harrier IF (91).jpg
    Cheers, Ern

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    Some good shots here Ern.

    I take it you are a birder, what lens do you use?.

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    Thanks Pindan.

    I'm more a bird shooter than a birder - lol, that gets me off the hook having to be able to identify them all.

    I use a Sony A9 and Sony 400mm f2.8 with a 1.4x or 2x teleconverter.
    Cheers, Ern

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