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Chiots Braques de Weimar - Élevage d'une amie.
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This is the first time this year I have seen the Male Northern Harrier ( The Grey Ghost). A little far out, but I saw it. Reed-Bryan Farm
Mercer County, NJ
A male northern harrier, otherwise known as the "Grey Ghost", was spotted on an overcast and drizzly morning at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida.
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The mature male northern harrier, aka the grey ghost, was seen soaring above us at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida.
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While looking at the reported Say's Phoebe, I spotted this beautiful Gray Ghost by my car. I just love these striking male raptors. He was hunting voles while I used the car as a blind. These are the only hawk-like birds known to practice polygyny (one male mates with several females). It was ironic today because I got the worst Say's Phoebe photo of my life (on par with my Tufted Duck shot on Wednesday) and my best of this species to date. This is why I love birding, you go out looking for a target and find something else even better.
Well, I just couldn't resist one more Harrier shot! Like I mentioned in my previous post, I did spend a lot of time with this bird over the winter. Here he is flaring his wings while scanning the ground below for prey. This will definitely be my last Grey Ghost image for a while. View large for best detail...note the blood on the talons.
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The male Northern Harrier, or Grey Ghost, has been a bird that has since eluded me. I have seen them in the field on multiple occasions, but they were either too far off or appeared out of nowhere. This bird too appeared out of nowhere (maybe that is why they are called the ghost), but this time I managed to get off a few clicks. The bird is slightly angled away, but I still caught the eye. Not optimal positioning, but it is a ghost after all! Please view large for best experience.
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Northern Harrier Male.
Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge NJ.
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Wonderful fly by from Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius )
For once it was nice to be ready and get a close pass...and have the light right.
This will probably be my last Harrier post for a while. I have spent a lot of time this winter with this bird and have a lot of good shots to share. With that said, it is time to move on to a new species. I captured this image as the Harrier was hunting the grasslands flying closer and closer to my position. He was not very concerned about my presence and is looking dead at me in this shot. Please view large for a great view of his head on look!
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Lucky to find this beautiful male Northern Harrier hunting a fence line recently in Eastern Ontario. I got to spend a few minutes with it and it captured a vole ( shots of it flying with the vole but away from me ) and took it away for lunch! I managed a pretty successful set , this after making some adjustments to a few settings on the camera body!
I couldn't believe my eyes! The Grey Ghost circled me two or three times against the blue sky, then swooped down in a targeted run directly at me. It veered up at the last minute, only a few feet above my head. Very close.
I've never seen this behaviour from a Northern Harrier, normally a fairly shy raptor. An aggressive display like this could only mean its nest was close by, so I decided to get off its territory and return along the trail. Well... the hawk "attacked" me nine or ten times, just like this. I kept my head on a swivel, lest it come at me from behind. I even gave up thoughts of photos, and when it came at me I raised my camera and telephoto above my head, effectively becoming two feet taller and forcing the harrier to break off a little higher.
Eventually the trail dipped down a small hill, the raptor lost sight of me, and didn't follow. I had to admire its fearlessness. It wasn't the "encounter" I was hoping for, but it was certainly intense.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Continuing with Raptors NOT On Fence Posts, this male Northern Harrier - aka Grey Ghost - wasn't too pleased with me when I hiked the Riverwalk Trail in Grasslands Park recently. Yes indeed, I was on foot for this! It is cropped, but not upscaled, as we were quite close. So unusual to get anywhere near this species - it must have a nest nearby.
Harriers are ground nesters. They like tall grasses near wetlands, and this place qualifies on both counts. I would bet that its mate was nest sitting while he patrolled the area. Male harriers like to spread their DNA far and wide: they will mate with several females if opportunity presents and have several families going simultaneously.
You'll never guess what happened next. Tune in tomorrow to find out!
Hmm... is anyone else having trouble finding their contacts now that Flickr has removed our People page? Currently when I click the appropriate box, I see the last dozen uploads from ONE of my Flickr friends... and nothing else. I'm sure the decision to "streamline" our interface was a money saving move and nothing more. Currently it has diminished my experience on this site and slowed down the commenting process by forcing me to scroll through group activity, when it works at all. And now this glitch. I'm not impressed.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
An immature male Northern Harrier taking off after just having made a kill (vole in talons). I was fortunate to have the opportunity to watch the entire hunting sequence that let up to this shot. It lasted about two minutes with the harrier about six feet off the ground following the vole. It was a precision strike...silent and deadly. Please view large for best experience.
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A male northern harrier, otherwise known as the "Grey Ghost", was spotted at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida.
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Grey Ghost.
Pole Farm NJ.
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GREY GHOST!!
Pole Farm NJ.
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A male "Grey Ghost" Northern Harrier busy hunting the grasslands below and making a head-on approach to the photographer. The background in this image are the tan winter grasses and the land over which this raptor rules! These birds are very impressive when they come this close to you. This harrier was hot on the trail of prey below, and I think that outweighed any fear of the photographers who were within 20 feet or less of him. View large to experience the Ruler and his Kingdom! :D
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Grey Ghost!
Pole Farm NJ.
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So there I was, walking a faint trail next to the soggy terrain of an extensive cattail marsh... when a male Northern Harrier exploded from the grass! The "Grey Ghost" may have been on a kill, or resting after its meal; I have no idea. After the initial startle response, I whipped the camera to my eye and found it in the viewfinder just as a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds swooped in to harass the raptor with their patented dive-bombing routine. It was a lovely aerial show. Most of my shots were out of focus.
But the harrier kept circling, the blackbirds kept diving, and I got lucky with a couple of frames. In some of the missed shots, the harrier was full frame or so close that it overlapped both frame edges. A very cool moment for me, because I was on foot, not hiding in the rolling red Toyota blind. It's a different, more involving experience.
An hour before this, I had talked briefly with a knowledgeable local fellow who asked me, "What's the highlight of your day so far?" I had to admit that I didn't have one. It had been a slow morning. The Grey Ghost changed all that!
Note: The Northern Harrier used to be known as "Marsh Hawk" in North America, so perhaps I should not have been too surprised to find one in this particular habitat...
Photographed at Frank Lake, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.