Northern harrier at Briones

I see Northern Harriers pretty regularly, but for some reason I’ve never photographed a male. Male and female Northern Harriers are an interesting case of raptor color dimorphism, with females being brown and males gray; pretty unusual in the raptor world where often the only differences between the sexes is size. These aren’t great photos, but I’m posting them because it was a first for me and also because I had such a raptor-tastic day that day I can’t help but celebrate even if not all my photos are high quality.

male Northern Harrier is gray

male Northern Harrier is gray-4

male Northern Harrier is gray-3

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  1. Jain
    February 17, 2016
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    If I were a female Harrier, I would swoon, for sure. I think the males are the most handsome of birds!

  2. February 17, 2016
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    Nice to see you, Jain, and I’ll try to get some better pictures for you next time!

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