Northern Harrier Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: One of my nemesis birds, they're a species I often see but I just can't get close to in South Dakota. I have several photos below, but most include a healthy dose of habitat in the frame, simply because I can't get close enough to get that frame-filling shot of a Northern Harrier, particularly for the males. My favorite photo is of the female in flight below, taken November 26th, 2008 on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands near Pierre.

Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius


Northern Harrier 1 October 9th, 2006 Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 2 January 28th, 2007 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 3 April 19th, 2007 Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Northern Harrier 4 April 19th, 2007 Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Northern Harrier 5 April 19th, 2007 Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Northern Harrier 6 May 10th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 7 November 26th, 2008 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 8 November 26th, 2008 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Northern Harrier 9 November 26th, 2008 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 10 July 11th, 2009 Sully County, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 11 April 18th, 2011 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Harrier 12 April 18th, 2011 Minnehaha County, South Dakota