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Harrier Hawk

Circus approximans

Description:

Harrier Hawk beautiful bird, more of a scavenger than a hunter. I have however seen them hunt.

Habitat:

Usually nest in open ground nest is fairly large but not easy to see.

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5 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

There was an interesting article in the NY Times about cross-dressing Harrier Hawks: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/scienc...
Sorry it's such a long link!

MikeLoose
MikeLoose 12 years ago

He liked the rain and in Te Anau there is a lot of it.

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

Love the rain/waterfall of the last picture.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Camera Angle of 4th is amazing,

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

Nice...

MikeLoose
Spotted by
MikeLoose

Southland, New Zealand

Spotted on Mar 27, 2010
Submitted on Dec 11, 2011

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