Over 40% of male marsh harriers look like females, spending their lives sporting the brown plumage and white heads characteristic of females. They’re one of only two bird species that does this.

A state-endangered bird of prey got a second chance at life after the McHenry County Conservation District stepped in to help him recover from a concussion. The district was called in early last month ...

A rare bird of prey is feared to have been shot in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Sita, a one-year-old hen harrier, had fledged from her nest in the Forest of Bowland, before settling at a ...

Birds of prey may be thought of as fierce foes, but scientists find that some males disguise themselves as peaceful females. These males belong to a species of raptor known as the marsh harrier. Using ...

Chennai: Earlier this year, Suzhal Arivom, an environmental research and conservation collective, spotted a ringed adult male ...

Young birds were closely monitored and protected from predators after six summers without fledging success A pair of Montagu’s harriers have raised four chicks in an English wheat field, the first ...

The chicks were raised on a private farm after months of careful protection. Tall predator-proof fencing surrounded the nest, keeping foxes and farm machinery away. Conservationists from the Royal ...

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