At 3:53 PM -0400 6/6/03, paulh at wildernessawareness.org wrote:
>large, solitary cedar tree, i found myself dive-bombed repeatedly by a
>harrier - talons outstretched & all. i looked around for a nest, but
>couldn't see it. the bird was actually pretty agressive - i ended up
>diving to the ground a few times and then sprinting across the field as
>fast as a could to get away. it stopped chasing me after about 100 yards.
>
>anyone every had an experience like that? any idea what might have
>inspired the bird to do this?
Paul,

Harriers are ground nesters; no doubt the nest was close by.
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Rob Saecker
Olympia
rsaecker at thurston.com