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 as ...

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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 East ...

In the 1960s, British aviation company Hawker Siddeley developed an innovative jet capable of vertical takeoffs and landings. This formidable war craft was dubbed the Harrier. Its name was inspired by ...

Cindy Hamilton photographed a northern harrier that was being harassed by American crows at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach. “I watched the chase for several minutes,” wrote Hamilton. “After ...

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center welcomed a cute new addition to its aviary and the public can meet him as soon as this weekend. Pip, a Northern Hawk Owl chick, was bred for conservation education ...