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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If youve spotted a northern harrier, youll likely first see the birds whitish belly (with notable brown streaks, in the case of females). ... Learn how to identify a red-tailed hawk.

A Northern Harrier Hawk. Credit... Carolyn Bell. Hawks, eagles and other birds of prey are tricky to catch, however. The term “eagle-eyed” did not come out of nowhere.

Species: Northern harrier Scientific name:Circus cyaneus Nicknames: Marsh hawk, blue hawk Claim to fame: Many people know a harrier is a military jet that has the ability to take off vertically ...

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 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 ...

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 ...