{"id":18304,"date":"2013-09-16T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=18304"},"modified":"2013-09-15T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T00:47:39","slug":"red-tailed-hawknorthern-harrier-aerial-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/16\/red-tailed-hawknorthern-harrier-aerial-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk Versus Northern Harrier – Aerial Confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a single image this morning but one I found interesting despite its technical shortcomings.<\/p>\n

Northern Harriers are well-known for aggressive behavior toward larger raptors intruding on their territory but seldom chase off raptor species smaller than themselves.\u00a0 This interesting behavioral quirk apparently results from the ability of harriers to steal food from smaller raptors.\u00a0 It’s easier to pilfer prey from a smaller\u00a0competitor than it is to catch it yourself or steal it from a larger raptor, so harriers tend to\u00a0let the smaller ones hang around.<\/p>\n

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\"red-tailed<\/a><\/p>\n

Red-tailed Hawks average more than twice the weight of Northern Harriers but this harrier (the hawk on top) showed no hesitation in harassing its larger competitor last November on Antelope Island.\u00a0 Neither bird had prey – I simply believe that the red-tail wandered into the harrier’s territory and the harrier didn’t appreciate it.\u00a0\u00a0 The harassment continued until the red-tail had enough and left the area.<\/p>\n

I sure wish I had avoided clipping the wing\u00a0of the harrier but was happy to get\u00a0both birds sharp and a look at the eye of each.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Northern Harriers are well-known for aggressive behavior toward larger raptors intruding on their territory but seldom chase off raptor species smaller than themselves. This interesting behavioral quirk apparently results from the ability of harriers to steal food from smaller raptors. It’s easier to pilfer prey from a smaller species than it is to catch it yourself so harriers let them hang around.<\/p>\n

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