Odd Behavior In A Young Male Northern Harrier

It’s likely that I’m more interested in bird behaviors than some of my readers –  if so I hope you’ll bear with me through this post.   Even though the light was terrible for photography much of the time, witnessing this odd behavior was a treat for me. 

As most folks who try to photograph harriers know, they’re generally [...]

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Red-tailed Hawk with Long-billed Hawk Syndrome

This morning I found this Red-tailed Hawk on a telephone pole near Grantsville, Utah.  As soon as I looked at it through my lens I knew that something was wrong with the birds beak. 

 

A bit of research almost immediately turned up the probable culprit – Long-billed Hawk Syndrome.  Birds with this condition have atypical uncontrolled [...]

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