Northern Harrier Habitat and Range Northern harriers typically fly low to the ground over grasslands in search of their prey. Youd likely find them in grassy fields or even near marshes, since ...

Northern harriers are also found in some northern regions of Europe and Asia. First discovered: The first scientific description of the northern harrier was written by the famed naturalist Carl ...

A filmmaker has captured rare footage showing a short-eared owl ambushing a northern harrier and clobbering the hawk with a perfectly executed front kick. Freddy Moyano was afield late Tuesday in ...

Of all the predatory birds that visit Florida for the winter, one of the most common is the northern harrier. This is a small hawk, only 20 inches long, that prefers open prairies and marshes.

Feb. 1, 2023 Updated Wed., Feb. 1, 2023 at 8:44 p.m. Buck Domitrovich took this photo of a Northern Harrier flying overhead east of Davenport on Jan. 30. “This is a male as it is gray in color.

Looks like: Northern harriers are slender, medium-sized hawks. Adult males have gray-and-white plumage, while the juveniles and larger females are mostly brown. Harriers have a distinct white ...

Erie was perched on a sunny branch when I met her on a cold day in March. She turned her head this way and that to survey her surroundings at the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences. She is a ...

The bird I have photographed here is a northern harrier. It is a medium-size hawk native to North America. Its summer range extends into Northern Canada and Alaska, but its winter range brings it ...

One of the interesting and common winter season hawks in the Concho Valley is the northern harrier (Circus cyaneus).It gets its name from its most common hunting technique — to harry.

Northern harriers are a little smaller than a red-tailed hawk and their narrow wings span about 3.5 feet. A great feature to look for is a large white rump patch at the base of their narrow banded ...