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The Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is an efficient hunter over grassland and marsh habitats across much of North America. It breeds as far north as the Yukon and Alaska and winters well into northern South America. It can be a familiar sight as it courses back and forth across grasslands in its search for mice. The juvenile bird shown here was hunting over grassland and marsh edge at Bosque del Apache N.W.R., Socorro Co., New Mexico, in November, 2005. I spent two enjoyable afternoons watching this bird and trying to anticipate when he might come close enough to me to get some shots. All images on this page were shot of the same bird with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. Note the rodent in its talons in one of the shots.

The next series of images of a Northern Harrier show an immature bird at Peach Point W.M.A., near Jones Creek in Brazoria Co., Texas. These images were taken from a vehicle window along the edge of a marsh where the harrier was foraging.