The winter wheat fields in the Oldambtmeer are a favorite nesting place of a rare bird of prey, the Montagu's harrier. The breeding season is in full swing and the nests are well hidden.

It's gonna be great fun watching a brand new raptor cam and learning about a hawk that we've never seen before. It's got great IR for watching at night. Be prepared to hear their LOUD call, too. LOL
Here's the link: http://www.rtvnoord.nl/index/index.asp?q=kiekendief&show=all

They nest right on the ground in the wheat fields and when they are coming into the nest the sound of them crashing through the wheat sounds like somebody doing a cannonball in the pool.

Here's some videos from fleur3979:

Wow! Impressive backward landing! LOL I give it a 10!


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These chicks line up so nice and neat at the dinner table. Very polite. There is lots and lots of food being brought into this nest so nobody has to fight for food here. I guess that's a perk for living in the middle of a wheat field. I'm sure there are lots of mice crawling around in there.

I haven't had a lot of time to watch this nest during the day so I'm very grateful for these videos. You can just see them growing right before your eyes.









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Harrier Hawk Hork

These parents just drop straight down in this nest out of nowhere! LOL!

I stay drawn up watching this nest at night. It's out in the middle of a wheat field which is our owl friends favorite place to hunt. I wonder how many nests have been attacked by owls.

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These little ones get cuter every day. I love their mask.



This is a cute video. Looks like they've got their heads together having one of those quiet night time talks before they go to sleep.

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Love the inset that shows them flying in and out.

These little hawks are self feeding and flying in and out of their nest now.

Today they have flipped the cam views so we can watch them flying to the fence - I guess they think this is the rim of their nest?

Well, why not??

Oh, how fun is this?? I believe this is the youngest. I could see the dandelion fuzz clinging to his head.