Hen Harriers
A car provides an excellent mobile observatory for tracking down and observing contingents of pink-footed geese wintering in north-west Norfolk.
Hen harriers are almost owl-like in their facial appearance, which distinguishes them from other hawks.
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus - Adult female in flight
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The hen harrier lives in open areas with low vegetation. In the breeding season UK birds are to be found on the upland heather moorlands of Wales, Northern England, N Ireland and Scotland (as well as the Isle of Man).
Northern or Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Eastern Marsh Harrier, Circus spilonotus ...
One of England's rarest birds of prey, the hen harrier, is facing extinction, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has warned. (more) Forget Pale Male and Lola -- there's a new bird celebrity in town.
The most similar are the Hen Harrier and the Pallid Harrier. The male is easily distinguished from other species as its plumage is distinctly darker and more mottled than in the males of hen or pallid harriers.
Harrier, Northern aka Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Found: North America, Central America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Len Blumin Las Gallinas Ponds, San Rafael, California 2) Jemini Joseph
3) Alan D Wilson at Ridgefield National ...
OTHER NAMES: Blue Hawk (male), Frog Hawk, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Hawk, Mouse Hawk, White-rumped Hawk (Terres 1980).
Females aggressively exclude males from preferred feeding areas in nonbreeding season. Outside of breeding season, roost communally on ground. Formerly known as Marsh Hawk; known as Hen Harrier in Europe.
 See also: Eagle, Flamingo, Marsh harrier, Sparrow, Buzzard
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