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

Emmy the harrier is crazy for ice cubes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2018

We went for this striking female hen harrier in flight.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2013

A mere hawk, or even an owl, might have considered this rebuff enough, but not the harrier.

From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry