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Male Hen Harrier on the hunt, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a male Hen Harrier in flight, seen from the side below
Male Hen Harrier on the hunt, Isle of Islay

Always a fascinating sight, a Hen Harrier on Islay. This one I watched at Gruinart on the hunt. It tried to get to some pheasant chicks, but their mother wasn’t having any of it and fought off the Hen Harrier (unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of that brief fight).

Distant male Hen Harrier on the Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a male Hen Harrier in flight over a rocky top of a hill
Distant male Hen Harrier on the Oa, Isle of Islay

Unfortunately I didn’t have my big telephoto lens to hand when we spotted this male Hen Harrier hunting on the Oa in the south east of Islay. Still, we got some great views of it and even at this distance it was a beautiful sight.