Harrier vs. Red Tail: Harrier (Marsh) hawks grid-sweep across the marsh in seeming perpetual motion. When they do land they are easily mistaken for a Red Tail hawk until you get close...

1FTR Loc: Pacific Northwest - Portland area

Harrier (Marsh) hawks grid-sweep across the marsh in seeming perpetual motion. When they do land they are easily mistaken for a Red Tail hawk until you get close enough to take a good pic. But, by then off goes the Harrier. A Red Tail will sit and pose. These pics end with a Red Tail guarding a headless duck (killed by a Great Horned Owl) from a Harrier--neither ate the duck--different story different day.

WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

Not often we see a Harrier perched and face on. Nice shot

hettmoe Loc: Rural ND

Yes. Nice photos!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent set!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

1FTR wrote:

Harrier (Marsh) hawks grid-sweep across the marsh in seeming perpetual motion. When they do land they are easily mistaken for a Red Tail hawk until you get close enough to take a good pic. But, by then off goes the Harrier. A Red Tail will sit and pose. These pics end with a Red Tail guarding a headless duck (killed by a Great Horned Owl) from a Harrier--neither ate the duck--different story different day.

Awesome set of images

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Excellent.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great set.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Awesome avian portraits💕. Absolutely stunning⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

#1 and #3 are excellent.

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

1FTR wrote:

Harrier (Marsh) hawks grid-sweep across the marsh in seeming perpetual motion. When they do land they are easily mistaken for a Red Tail hawk until you get close enough to take a good pic. But, by then off goes the Harrier. A Red Tail will sit and pose. These pics end with a Red Tail guarding a headless duck (killed by a Great Horned Owl) from a Harrier--neither ate the duck--different story different day.

Great pics. Waiting for the rest of the “different story different day”
Bud

dreff Loc: Bow, WA

👍👍👍

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Nice captures.