Despite the ice and snow, it was a glorious day at Geltsdale yesterday. It's been a better winter for roosting hen harriers this year than it has been for a long time, so as the landscape gradually thaws, we're keeping fingers and toes crossed that some stick around to breed.
Just picture it - you're out for a walk, it's a beautiful day and out of the corner of your eye you spot something against the skyline over those hills... you pull out your binoculars, hurriedly twist them into focus and there it is - there's no mistaking it, a skydancing male hen harrier in full flight!
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