Marsh Hawk Flying
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Marsh Hawk Flying
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
The Marsh Hawk (Circus hudsonius) is a bird of prey. Also known as the Northern Harrier, this bird breeds throughout the northern hemisphere in Canada and the northern nmost United States. While many taxonomic authorities split the northern harrier and the hen harrier into distinct species, others consider them conspecific. It migrates to more southerly areas in winter with breeding birds in more northerly areas moving to the southernmost parts of the US, Mexico, and Central America. In milder regions, they may be present all year, but the higher ground is largely deserted in winter.
The Marsh Hawk is one of the few raptorial birds known to practice polygyny – one male mating with several females. Up to five females have been known to mate with one male in a season.
This bird was watching me as I approached his tree in Fort Collins, Colorado but I guess I got too close...
Some digital effects were applied to this original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark.
Image copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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March 3rd, 2019
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