The Marsh harrier

The Marsh harrier at the Stagno Urbani di Fano is not certainly an unexpected visitor.
But that afternoon four years ago, it was April 20, 2008, a juvenile female really gave the show!

 

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Following the time the Exif data of the photos I can reconstruct the scene:
arrival ‘at 17.20 and I was already hidden in to the hide.
He, as usual,  causing a general stampede among ducks and hens present, then  at some point decided to attack!

 

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For the unfortunate moorhen there was no escape.
But at some point  he saw me

 

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and afraid, flee away were the 17:34

 

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The young female hid behind a cane and began ‘a hide and seek between me and him since to 17.50

IMG_3034He decided to return to the prey that had killed that was at the center of the swamp, in the following image is protecting the prey

 

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only a heroic coot try to bother

 

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But in the end he decided to carry the heavy burden and  to eat somewhere else!

 

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With wings soaked the moorhen was too heavy and fell prey in the water twenty meters over.

At that point I thought, well satisfied of shots taken, to get away to make sure that my presence did not prevent the meal of the falcon.