Prairie falcon steals a harrier’s meal

January 10, 2022 by Tony Leave a Comment

A young female northern harrier stands guard over her rabbit kill. (© Tony's Takes) — A young female northern harrier stands guard over her rabbit kill. (© Tony’s Takes)

Saturday I posted a photo slideshow of this encounter and promised I would later post some individual pics of the action shown in it. Here you go. These give you a closer look at some of the incredible action that took place. I definitely would recommend checking out the slideshow here too if you haven’t.

The northern harrier performs a ninja move as the prairie falcon attacks. (© Tony's Takes) — The northern harrier performs a ninja move as the prairie falcon attacks. (© Tony’s Takes)

The prairie falcon attempts to grab the rabbit. (© Tony's Takes) — The prairie falcon attempts to grab the rabbit. (© Tony’s Takes)

Being unsuccessful on the first attempt, the prairie falcon dives for a second but pulls up at the last second. (© Tony's Takes) — Being unsuccessful on the first attempt, the prairie falcon dives for a second but pulls up at the last second. (© Tony’s Takes)

The prairie falcon circles for a third attempt. (© Tony's Takes) — The prairie falcon circles for a third attempt. (© Tony’s Takes)

Prairie falcon steals a harrier’s meal — Success! The prairie falcon nabs the rabbit from the harrier. (© Tony’s Takes)

The prairie falcon loses its grip on the meal. (© Tony's Takes) — The prairie falcon loses its grip on the meal. (© Tony’s Takes)

The harrier recovers its meal and was then able to eat in peace. (© Tony's Takes) — The harrier recovers its meal and was then able to eat in peace. (© Tony’s Takes)

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