Northern Harrier (aka Marsh Hawk).

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To be honest, I was photographing some deer out in this field when 2 female Northern Harriers (long time ago called Marsh Hawks) started hunting over the field. The shot of her in front of the red tree is pretty heavily cropped, she was about 80-90 yards out. The others are less cropped as she was about 30-40 yards out. They seem to be lumbering along as they fly over the fields but they actually are moving quite fast.

For those who may be unfamiliar with this species, notice her face has an "owl like" appearance. They hunt not only by sight but sound. The facial feathers form a "cone" to help direct sound to their ears. Amazing raptors. They visit our area (South East) Ohio / Northern Kentucky every winter and stick around until March or so before heading north to parts unknown.

Thanks for looking.
Jeff
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jeffnles1 said:
To be honest, I was photographing some deer out in this field when 2 female Northern Harriers (long time ago called Marsh Hawks) started hunting over the field. The shot of her in front of the red tree is pretty heavily cropped, she was about 80-90 yards out. The others are less cropped as she was about 30-40 yards out. They seem to be lumbering along as they fly over the fields but they actually are moving quite fast.

For those who may be unfamiliar with this species, notice her face has an "owl like" appearance. They hunt not only by sight but sound. The facial feathers form a "cone" to help direct sound to their ears. Amazing raptors. They visit our area (South East) Ohio / Northern Kentucky every winter and stick around until March or so before heading north to parts unknown.

Thanks for looking.
Jeff
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Jeff, Excellent shots! Well done👍👍👍
 
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