adult male; gray body, white rump patch (California, USA; 2007-01-07)
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Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Native Range: North America, Eurasia
Notes:
an owl-like hawk that courses low over fields and marshes while hunting for mice; long tail; wingbeats smooth, rowing; white rump patch a good field mark in flight; strong sexual dimorphism.
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adult male; yellow legs (California, USA; 2007-01-07)
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adult male; long narrow wings (Florida, USA; 2007-12-31)
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adult female; brown body (California, USA; 2007-11-17)
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long legs, buffy-brow streaked breast (California, USA; 2008-01-27)
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female; brown body, white rump patch (California, USA; 2006-11-18)
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female; monkey-like facial disk (California, USA; 2007-11-28)
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female; brown; white rump patch, (California, USA; 2007-11-17) |
juvenile; chocolate-brown on head and breast (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-15) |
adult male in flight (California, USA; 2011-08-15) |
female in flight (California, USA; 2012-03-23) |
female in flight (California, USA; 2012-03-23) |
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