Northern Harrier! | Fairly Odd Facts

Female Northern Harrier hunting at San Jacinto Wildlife Area. . . . #harrier #northernharrier #birdsofprey | Ta2020photography

Male Northern Harrier aka Gray Ghost hunting in the open fields of San Jacinto Wildlife Area. . . . #birdsofprey #northernharrier #grayghost | Ta2020photography

This is nature: Northern harrier plucks and picks apart its pigeon meal. Northern harriers fly low over wetlands and grasslands to catch their prey, mainly small mammals, but they will also hunt birds, as seen from this video captured last week on the Oregon Coast. North America’s only harrier has owl-like facial disks that help them hear little critters scampering about as they fly overhead. USFWS video: Taryn Sutton Description: Mostly brown bird of prey stands over bird catch, ripping off whi