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Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Description:

Common large hawk, easy to identify by their owl shaped face, white rump and long barred tail.

Habitat:

You may find them flying over marshes and open fields with tall grass. They love to fly low and perch on the ground or in the marsh. Occasionally you may see them perched in a tree.

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Thank you. There were some Clappers in view but it only made a surprised move and changed it's mind and kept going.

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Nice series!

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

Oakland, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 13, 2014
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014

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