Swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

Posted by unozig on Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:12 pm

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Often seen perching on fence posts at the side of the road, swamp harriers are a large, long-legged tawny-brown bird of prey that occurs throughout New Zealand. I clocked one doing 40Kph along the road searching for food low to the ground in a gently rocking glide interspersed with lazy wing beats

Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:58 am

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Nice looking raptor, well captured.

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by david fletcher on Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:38 am

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Sweet light on this Zig.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:35 pm

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Nice light-impressive bird. Thanks for the story!

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by Ron Day on Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:03 pm