Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier standing on the ground over a kill.
Northern Harrier, Crowley, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius). My first photographic evidence occurred on December 26, 2021 at the North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX. He was soaring over a field along the road as we were driving through the park and I was able to take the shot from inside my truck.

Northern Harrier soaring overhead.
Northern Harrier, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX; December 26, 2021
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-250; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Northern Harrier soaring low near some brush at a far distance.
Northern Harrier, Fort Worth Nature Preserve River Road, Fort Worth, TX January 15, 2022
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-6400; f/6.3; 1/3200 sec.
Northern Harrier flying low over a field near some trees.
Northern Harrier, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/1250 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring close by looking for food.
Northern Harrier, McGee Lake Amarillo TX October 19 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Northern Harrier flying over the water looking for something to eat.
Northern Harrier, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Northern Harrier flying close by against a blue sky.
Northern Harrier, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/400 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.
Northern Harrier soaring slightly overhead.
Northern Harrier, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-500; f/9; 1/1000 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring overhead.
Northern Harrier, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/320 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring over the nearby field.
Northern Harrier, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 11, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/400 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring over the edge of the lake.
Northern Harrier, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, February 11, 2023
EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/1250 sec. -1.0 exposure bias
Northern Harrier perched near the top of a frost-covered tree. A large group of out-of-focus Snow Geese are just beyond the tree in a field.
Northern Harrier, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, December 26, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Northern Harrier perched on a muskrat lodge looking over the water nearby.
Northern Harrier, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 10, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Northern Harrier perched on a muskrat lodge looking over the water nearby.
Northern Harrier, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 10, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-12,800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring overhead looking for food.
Northern Harrier, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Northern Harrier flying overhead.
Northern Harrier, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 exposure bias
Northern Harrier soaring over a grassy area next to the water.
Northern Harrier, Charlies Pasture, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/2000 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring over a field of tall grasses near the edge of a wooded area.
Northern Harrier, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, TX, February 25, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Northern Harrier standing on the ground over a kill.
Northern Harrier, Crowley, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Northern Harrier soaring over a distant field.
Northern Harrier, Crowley, TX, February 2, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/800 sec.