Marsh Harrier.

In north Norfolk there was an old and almost derelict little bird hide in the area of marsh land we liked to visit and where I had the really good fortune to photograph the Juv male Hen Harrier shown in a previous blog post. We liked it there, especially on a late afternoon because anything could and indeed did turn up. One grey and overcast afternoon as the light was fading, we were just sat there - it had been quite an uneventful couple of hours when totally out of the blue a female Marsh Harrier appeared from nowhere with wings spread and talon showing.

This is probably the last thing prey sees before it's all over!



I fired off a quick burst hoping for something before she quite remarkably landed on top of a Hawthorn hedge right opposite the hide.



This is the type of encounter that used to happen and why we spent time there.

Well worth the wait on a grey day………