harrier

Example Sentences

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More vegetation along the wetlands means better nesting for mallards, northern harrier hawks and other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

“The harrier has landed,” exclaimed a volunteer on a Sunday bird walk at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019

As you entered there was a mural of a giant harrier hawk swooping down to take a Range Rover in its claws.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2019

“This is a breed that is very much in danger of going extinct,” Donna Smiley said after Cora, a harrier she co-bred, won the breed unopposed on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2019

The harrier, nevertheless, let him be as tall and as speedy as he may, should never he used for the fox; but every dog should be strictly confined to his own game.

From The Dog by Youatt, William