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.

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 ...

It might be easy to mistake a northern harrier for a woodpecker at firstthey give a similar high-pitched chirping call made up of repetitive short notes. Usually, though, these birds remain quiet.

A hawk caught my attention as I drove through the countryside of Davie County. Hawks are common sights in this largely agricultural county where you can see red-tails perched on utility poles or ...

Look at the chart above to help you with hawk identification in flight. ... A Northern harrier bird has a very distinguishable, and commonly seen from the field, white rump patch.

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 ...

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 ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. (KING) — An owl and hawk became entangled in a mid-air fight in Skagit County — and the encounter was captured on camera. Photographer Thomas Patrick Tully said a short-eared owl ...

A common hawk of wet deciduous woodlands, ... Juvenile Northern Harrier is rufous underneath, but long tail, thin wings, and flight style are very different.

Marsh Hawk Red Ale release to help northern harriers, “Illumination” opening at the Morton Arboretum, Illinois’ first firearm deer season Friday through Sunday, sandhill cranes at Jasper ...

After seven months in rehab, the golden prairie in southwest Lincoln no doubt looked very inviting to the juvenile northern harrier. Harriers are not that common in Nebraska but are easily ...

Photographer Thomas Patrick Tully said a short-eared owl and northern harrier hawk got into a territorial dispute in the sky. (Credit: Michael Patrick Tully) Author: WBNS-10TV Staff ...