Northern Harrier Hovering and Hunting
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- A stealthy Northern Harrier glides and hovers silently over the vast marshland looking and listening for the signs of prey which it can surprise from above. With an owl-like face they have exceptional hearing. These birds are a bit of a challenge to film on the wing!
The Northern Harrier hunts on long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight during which the bird closely hugs the contours of the land below it. Northern or hen harriers hunt primarily small mammals, as do most harriers. Preferred prey species can include voles, cotton rats and ground squirrels. Up to 95% of the diet comprises small mammals. However, birds are hunted with some regularity as well, especially by males. Preferred avian prey include passerines of open country (i.e. sparrows, larks, pipits), small shorebirds and the young of waterfowl and galliforms. Supplementing the diet occasionally are amphibians (especially frogs), reptiles and insects (especially orthopterans). Larger prey, such as rabbits and adult ducks are taken sometimes and harriers have been known to subdue these by drowning them in water. Harriers hunt by surprising prey while flying low to the ground in open areas, as they drift low over fields and moors. The harriers circle an area several times listening and looking for prey. Harriers use hearing regularly to find prey, as they have exceptionally good hearing for diurnal raptors, this being the function of their owl-like facial disc.This harrier tends to be a very vocal bird while it glides over its hunting ground.
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Beautiful Bird, amazing how it can hover so low, great footage btw!
wonderful footage! I love these raptors!
An excellent video on the harrier. Thank you for sharing.
Yes...quite a challenge! You did well to capture this wonderful bird on video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
BB
One of my favorite sights along the dirt roads here in Louisiana. Thanks for posting!
Just wonderful!
Great video! Saw a beauty yesterday seemingly suspended in mid-air about 10 feet off the ground staring straight down. Got a great look from only 20-30 feet away before it took off.
spectacular seeing the Northern Harrier glide so gracefully searching for its next meal. The dark silhouette against the dark sky was quite beautiful, thanks for sharing this great capture and have yourself a Merry Christmas
Thanks - I've been trying to get close. Have a Merry Christmas!
Spotted some harriers hunting tonight near the Colorado river. Great video!
Thanks - love the raptors!
Nice one. A bit like our Swamp Harrier.
Good job with the panning!
Thanks!
Just saw one the other day in cape may point Nj
Love Harriers saw a coopers hawk this morning
Yesterday I was bird watching and a broad winged hawk was chasing blue jays , then it stopped and landed two feet away from my head.
that must of been a close experience!
That's fantastic!
*I got lucky and was able to video a Northern Harrier taking on a deer*
But thanks for sharing!
What’s the music? Sounds a lot like Sigur Rós
Must be a 🐁 or a 🐸
That is not a harrier bird!
That's a Northern Harrier in Florida, it may go by other names in different parts, I know in Great Britain they call them by another name.
@@MyBackyardBirding Phenomenal bird and great footage. Yeah we call them a Hen Harrier here, but very rare on mainland UK, due to persecution unfortunately. There's a good populations on the islands around the west of Scotland though.