PRX11860668
The Marsh Harrier displays predominantly dark brown plumage with strikingly pale head and breast. It inhabits wetlands, marshes, and reed beds across large parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. As a specialized hunter, it glides low over reed beds and wet meadows, where it hunts for small mammals, water birds, and amphibians, building its characteristic nest on the ground among dense vegetation. By Martinet. From Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle, drawn and engraved by F.N. Martinet under the supervision of E.L. Daubenton, Paris 1770 - 1786. [Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, birds of prey, Accipitriformes, natural history, 18th century, Enlightenment, taxonomy, ornithology, raptor, wetlands, marsh dweller, bird conservation]
DC
