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Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

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Description:

Grayish-white raptor with black wing tips, yellow legs, and yellow eye. Gray uppertail with light undertail feathers. Has a characteristic owl-like face which contains stiff feathers to help channel in sounds from prey. The female harrier is a completely different, mostly dark brown color.

Habitat:

Open wetlands, marshes, meadows, pastures. Usually flies low to the ground in search of prey.

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Comments (4)
EmilyMarino
Nice Gray Ghost photo! I love the second picture where his head is turned. He must be listening for prey!

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Birds of the World
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Raptors of North America

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011

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