North American Wildlife --- Northern Harrier Hawk, an in-flight compilation
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The Northern Harrier Hawk is a medium sized bird-of-prey with a range that extends from Alaska down to the northern part of South America. It flies low in order to surprise & ambush its prey, unlike a lot of other raptors which prefer to spot prey by circling high above. Harriers hold their wings in a slight dihedral (a shallow V) when flying. They have an owl-like facial disk & a white rump-patch. Their preferred habitats are wide-open spaces that can range from Arctic tundra to prairies, fields, & marshes. Their prey usually consists of small animals, but they're capable of bringing down larger prey like rabbits & ducks.
This is a great piece of footage! To have both the female 'ringtail' and the male 'bluehawk' beautifully tracked is fab. We have the species called the 'Hen Harrier' here in the UK and it's the bird that is spearheading a conservation battle to save it and other Birds of Prey from the poisoners and illegal shooters that are decimating what is already a population that's on the brink - the best of it is they kill these birds to save the artificially conserved Red Grouse so they in turn can be shot - but of course for considerable amounts of money. And that, at the end of the day, is of course what all the bad things in this world eventually come down to isn't it, money. We even have a national Hen Harrier Day now with marching through London to Downing Street! Excellent stuff CW! Si.
Thanks! I'm glad that conservation efforts are making the public aware of the situation. It's a first step, & it appears to be making a difference in protecting your raptors.
*I got lucky and was able to video a Northern Harrier taking on a deer*
What time was this
They were recorded at various locations during different seasons, & different times of the day. Thanks for watching!
Yes! This video proves harriers are what are flying over the fields around my place this spring in NW Oregon. The ones I’ve seen are very light underneath with black wing tips like the one at 3:15
Nice. Good job following it too. Quite funny with the airplane sound in the background.
Down here we get the Swamp harrier.
Thanks! And, yes, the jet flying over right when I was recording this is funny now but, let me tell you, I was extremely annoyed during the time that it was happening!
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This is the finest collection of Northern Harriers in flight, thank you.
I work next to Minnehaha Creek, a tributary of the Mississippi near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Last week I saw an odd predatory bird in a dead tree a couple hundred meters away across some railroad tracks and their embankments. Something else was moving in a crotch higher up, to my surprise, a Piliiated Woodpecker flew out towards the cover of the nearby creek. A second Piliiated came flying in from another dead tree that was nearby, leading me to believe there is a nest in the tree. At this time the raptor kind of floated up from it's perch lower down, this is when I realized I was looking at a beautiful gold chested female with her dark wingtips. I was amazed and uncertain if the harrier had trapped the young in their nest, this is mid September I don't know when the young Piliiated fledge. As I watched, fretting for the baby woodpeckers the episode came the most ridiculous conclusion. From across the creek, way down the tracks, comes a squawking Bluejay! Flying in to chase the harrier away and down the creek to look for something a little more normal to eat.
I feel super fortunate to live on the Mississippi Flyway. I have seen birds doing some of the weirdest most unexpected things, the intelligence and curiosity that I observe is matched only by their beauty.
They are difficult to film when moving... however you did it so well !
Fantastic capture. Happy weekend. 💐
Thank you for your kind comment, & thanks for watching!
You did very well keeping up with the Hawk and in focus as well brilliant.
Thanks for your kind comment, & thank you for watching!
Great collection of the harriers in flight! Great capture of the one flying toward you! Nice that your camera can track them so well! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much! 🙂 And thank you for watching!
Wow. great footage. I saw this fella at Newport Beach national reserve once, gotta love that white spot on their lower back. I couldn't recognize that bird call at 00:39 of the video, it was like a scream but I did pick up the Kingfishers, also love how the harrier flew by the Great Egret.
Thanks! It was a shorebird that made that call (either a Willet or, most likely, a Marbled Godwit). Yeah, I really liked that Great Egret "photobombing" that Harrier as well. Thanks for watching!
Yove captired it well 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you, & thanks for watching!
Very nice compilation!
Thanks, & thank you for watching!
These seem like they would be great for falconry, but I can't find any information on their use.
Interesting. I'm not finding any either. I'm seeing mentions of them not having the right attitude for falconry, but it's just speculation. If I come across anything that competently references this, I'll let you know. Btw, thank you for watching!
California Wildlife
Thank you for your excellent footage of this beautiful bird.
In New Zealand they use a related species (the swamp harrier) for falconry - I think they're the only bird allowed to be used or something.
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That makes sense considering all of New Zealand's ecological problems. I would really love to do that.
There is a video about them for falconry by Ben Woodruff on youtube