Unusual raptor in Selwyn District
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:49 pm
Hi everyone,
My mother-in-law sent me these photos of a raptor that she watched take a Hare in her garden today in the Selwyn District in Canterbury. I assume it is a strange coloured Swamp Harrier (there are loads around her garden), but I’ve never seen one with colouring like this. I was wondering if it might be an escaped Hawk of some type? It looks almost like an Eastern Marsh Harrier with those colours!
My mother-in-law sent me these photos of a raptor that she watched take a Hare in her garden today in the Selwyn District in Canterbury. I assume it is a strange coloured Swamp Harrier (there are loads around her garden), but I’ve never seen one with colouring like this. I was wondering if it might be an escaped Hawk of some type? It looks almost like an Eastern Marsh Harrier with those colours!