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Northern Harrier Super Hunter |
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March 2019, a dark & dreary day in the dead of winter, we watched this lovely female Northern Harrier as she hunted the hay fields for mice and voles. She flew about 3-4 feet above the ground and suddenly she spotted some voles by a tuft of grass, and dropped right onto them. high-res
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Here she is a moment later, the Northern Harrier has 3 small voles trapped in her claws, when she looks over her shoulder and spots a 4th one. high-res
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She quickly kills the 4th one and then goes back to eating the others. high-res
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Within just a few moments, the Northern Harrier has eaten all 4 voles ... quite a large meal. In this photo, she is staring right at me, from about 100 yards. high-res
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... and then she launches into the air, and continues on hunting. high-res
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Here, the female Northern Harrier is back to hunting. She can even hunt by sound. high-res |
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