hen

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Targeted species include eagles, red kites, peregrine falcons, hen harriers, goshawks and barn owls.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"There's a jay ... That's a bluethroat ... Do you see the hen harrier? We're lucky," the 37-year-old photographer told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The disease largely spared large egg-laying hen farms that can house millions of birds in single locations this past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Suddenly with a plop, the egg landed on the straw. With clucks of pleasure the hen shook her feathers, nudged the egg with her beak, and left,” Goodall wrote almost 60 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

“I think you’re mad at yourself. Maybe those monkeys have something to do with it. You’ve been as grumpy as an old settin’ hen lately.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls