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northern harrier

  1. Northern Harrier, Female

    Northern Harrier, Female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female.
  2. Northern Harrier Female

    Northern Harrier Female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female hovering.
  3. Northern Harrier 1st Yr Male

    Northern Harrier 1st Yr Male

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr male.
  4. Northern Harrier Juvenile Female

    Northern Harrier Juvenile Female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) juvenile female.
  5. Northern Harrier Male

    Northern Harrier Male

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) male. It is always a treat to see an adult male. We primarily get Northern Harriers in the winter and the majority of them are juveniles with a few adult females, rarely an adult male.
  6. Northern harrier

    Northern harrier

    A female harrier soaring over the countryside
  7. Northern Harrier, 1st yr bird attacking a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

    Northern Harrier, 1st yr bird attacking a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr bird attacking a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
  8. Northern Harrier, female

    Northern Harrier, female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female with her prey an Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana: Cricetidae). The Northern Harriers are normally the aggressors towards the Red-tailed Hawks. However, this Northern Harrier was on its prey and a Red-tailed Hawk dove at it getting quite close and the...
  9. Northern harrier

    Northern harrier

    Last shot from this session; I went back later, and she decided it was better to hunt where no white-tailed kites are defending the airspace.
  10. Northern harrier

    Northern harrier

    A female did several passes on the side of a hill. This was the first and closest pass.
  11. Age old battle

    Age old battle

    A northern harrier shows its talons to a swooping white tailed kite. This aerial battle took place over a grassy valley, and must have been contested millions of times throughout the ages.
  12. Northern Harrier, female

    Northern Harrier, female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr female banking. The background is a train.
  13. Northern Harrier, juvenile female

    Northern Harrier, juvenile female

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) juvenile female (brown eyes)
  14. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

    This harrier was taking off after an extensive feeding session on the ground
  15. Northern Harrier, immature/female

    Northern Harrier, immature/female

  16. Northern Harrier (1st yr bird)

    Northern Harrier (1st yr bird)

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1st yr bird.
  17. Northern Harrier (female)

    Northern Harrier (female)

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female.
  18. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

    This is a big crop, image quality is not the best. I like the position of the wings. This species is always a challenge for me.
  19. A

    Unusual Woodpecker ID in U.S. Taxidermy Collection

    Hi all, I hope this is the right place to post. I am a consulting conservator working with a natural history collection in an eastern U.S. nature center. Part of my job is to identify and catalogue each specimen, which has never formally been done, so many specimens do not have preexisting...
  20. Northern Harrier (female)

    Northern Harrier (female)

    Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) female.
  21. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

  22. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

  23. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

  24. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

  25. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

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