Photos of Norther Harriers hunting and courting on Berkeley Meadow, Eastshore
State Park, 4/25/2002
(Note, this page is under construction.)
These photos showing male and female Northern Harriers hunting and
in courtship display were taken on the morning of April 25, 2002 in
the northwest area of the Berkeley Meadow. Most were photographed
looking west, and many include the Radisson Hotel, Horblower Yachts
and masts of boats moored in the Berkeley Marina in the background.
I took these photos with a 35mm camera, 135mm lens and ASA 200 color print film.
Use of these images without written permission of the photographer is
strictly prohibited.
- Charley Paffenbarger (cpaff_AT_seismo.berkeley.edu)
Please click on any underlined caption (hypertext link) to view a photo:
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Male and female harriers in courtship flight, northwest corner of the meadow
with Radisson Hotel in background
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Male Northern Harrier near the North Waterfowl Basin (view north)
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Male Harrier in front of Radisson Hotel
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Harrier flying in northwest part of the meadow
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Harrier in flight, going away from viewer
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Male Harrier in courtship flight over northwest area of the meadow with
Berkeley Marina boats in background
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Male Harrier flying low in front of Hornblower Yacht
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Harrier flying overhead
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Harrier flying overhead
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Harrier working southward over the west central part of the meadow
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Harrier perched on coyote brush just before being disturbed by
a dog on leash followed by its companion.
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A woman being led by her dog on an informal trail through the
harriers' prefered spot which flushed both harriers. Both birds then flew
southeast over the meadow (toward other seasonal wetland areas).
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Female Northern Harrier in flight moving southeast from northeast corner after
being flushed by on-leash dog
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Harrier seen about a half hour later retuning to the northeast
corner of the meadow while being harrassed by blackbirds
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A few other birds I saw nearby that morning:
http://eps.berkeley.edu/~cpaff/photos/eastshore/b_mdw_4_25/index.html