marsh hawk

The one in question, Lucien said, was the “marsh-hawk,” sometimes also called the “hen-harrier” (Falco uliginosus).

It was not the precious nest, however, nor the owners of the nest, on which the fierce eyes of the marsh-hawk had fallen.

The one in question, Lucien said, was the “marsh-hawk,” sometimes also called the “hen-harrier.”

But the marsh-hawk was still hunting lazily at the other side of the field, and no tragedy followed the childishness.