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 ...

The bird I have photographed here is a northern harrier. It is a medium-size hawk native to North America. Its summer range extends into Northern Canada and Alaska, but its winter range brings it as ...

Jan. 14, 2026 Updated Wed., Jan. 14, 2026 at 7:24 p.m. A northern harrier, also known as the marsh hawk or ring-tailed hawk, flies over the Saltese Flats Wetland Area on Jan. 8 in this photo from ...