Harrier and Rooster

[AKSkeeter]

With a record high vole population, we have a record high population of hawks in Montana focusing on voles.
This harrier flew right over (within a foot) of the rooster to capture a vole.

 

[AKSkeeter]

These 2 harriers were hunting voles together and ignoring a pasture full of hen pheasants.

 

[Matt D]

That first pic is awesome!!

 

[Plannerman]

Great pics...had a MT Harrier try to take out my dove decoy 2x in September.

 

[dustin mudd]

Terrific photo 1!!!!

 

[Goosemaster]

I wonder why that pheasant didn't fly.

 

[AKSkeeter]

This redtail hawk just finished eating a vole and still has blood from the vole on his beak.

 

[Quailnerd]

I’ve got a friend who is a falconer, he was training last week with a new Peregrine on pigeons when a red tail came down and killed his falcon on the ground after a kill.

 

[UplandJim]

I drove up on rooster yesterday that wanted to fight my truck…..I backed up and watched him 10 minutes and a northern harrier buzzed him and he squared up to fight that hawk… hawk veered away and went on down the road. I had to drive that way and he squared up and crowed at the truck again… feisty.