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Circus cyaneus
Females are dark brown on top and light brown underneath while the male is light gray with black wing tips.
These two Harriers did some kind of in-flight dance not far from me. Taken at the Ridgefield NWR near marker #13.
Spotted on Nov 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 22, 2012
8 Comments
Buen disparo::
Thanks all for the comments! Emily--I believe these are both adult females. You could very well be correct that it is a territorial dispute.
Two females together? That is interesting... I don't know my harriers very well (All I know is my goal is to photograph one this winter!), are these both adults? Maybe the "air dance" you saw was a territorial disagreement?
Beautiful!!!!
great shot of the birds - looks like a beautiful place too !
Thank you for the nice words!
Very nice shot!
Great capture, Dennis!! Beautiful birds! I'd love this in the Raptors mission!!