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Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Description:

Low-flying raptor. Pictured is the female of the species. The adult male is mostly a light gray with black wing tips and sometimes referred to as the "gray ghost."

Habitat:

Open marshes and fields.

Notes:

A shot taken at sunset, at the Ridgefield NWR.

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10 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Yes a magnificent shot Dennis. Congrats.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Beautiful shot!

PieterColpaert
PieterColpaert 10 years ago

Amazing shot!!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Lovely shot!!!

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 10 years ago

Spectacular!

KathleenMcEachern
KathleenMcEachern 10 years ago

Nice to see more of your beautiful spottings!

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Beautiful shot.

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

this is soooooooooooo awsome!!!!!!!!!!

rams4d
rams4d 10 years ago

Impressive, amazing, congrats !!!

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Such a beautiful bird !

Dennis Davenport
Spotted by
Dennis Davenport

Washington, USA

Spotted on Oct 18, 2013
Submitted on Feb 5, 2014

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