Hen Harrier Delights
During the last week I have spent twenty five hours, in hot weather, trying to obtain film of a breeding pair of Hen Harriers. This was part of my long term study on the Hen Harriers but this year instead of two very mature birds there was a two year old colour ringed male paired off with a three year old female. This has never happened before during the thirty years I have been filming at this site so you have to ask the question what has happened to all the adult birds I have filmed previously?
In the last weeks good weather we have done lots of walking and finally watched an Otter bring a large crab ashore to devour. It was on the only day that I left my camera behind in the car!
With a maximum temperature of 28°C flowers are beginning to appear but are still weeks later than normal.
Published by
Gordon Yates
Updated on
June 2, 2012
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.