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Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl

December 6, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

Working together, some fellow shutterbugs and I were able to find a Snowy Owl in rural Adams County, Colorado yesterday. We were absolutely giddy with excitement, even if the owl stayed a good ways away and never let us get very close.

While I managed some ‘okay’ pics of just the owl, this particularly event was the most interesting. Out of the blue, a Northern Harrier flew in and started making high speed passes at the owl. It was clear the hawk did not appreciate the Arctic visitor intruding on its hunting grounds. It never did actually strike but came quite close and certainly made its feelings about the owl’s presence known.

It was a lot of fun to watch but I couldn’t help but be yelling inside, “leave the owl alone!” Snowy Owls are such a rarity, I didn’t want anything to scare if off. 😉

Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl
A Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Northern Harrier hassles a Snowy Owl on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)

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