A northern harrier glides above an artichoke field by Highway 1 near Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz. The northern harrier, also ...

This gorgeous adult female northern harrier shows an arc of speckled feathers that separates her face from her neck. This is the hint that she has a parabolic dish of feathers that collects faint ...

At least one hen harrier in the past year has been poisoned by a lethal mix dubbed ‘the Nidderdale Cocktail,’ the RSPB has revealed. The charity said it suspects that a total of seven RSPB ...

Inverclyde's uplands can be desolate and unwelcoming in the depths of winter, but the mood changes dramatically in spring.

Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors -- harriers. A new study has found that harriers across the world are able to keep ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 29, 2025) A study in Environment International finds pesticide-induced alterations in the gut microbiota of a farmland raptor species. In collecting blood and cloacal samples ...

While most hawks soar overhead while hunting, look low for the northern harrier. Sometimes they will soar overhead, but their preferred foraging style is a low patrol. They will glide along, possibly ...