Marsh Harrier (female) about to take off from the reed beds at Otmoor

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Marsh Harrier (female) about to take off from the reed beds at Otmoor - Marsh Harrier
Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve, near Beckley, Oxfordshire (June 2008)

About to take off from the reeds near the second screen.

Status is classified as Least Concern. Also known as Eurasian Marsh Harrier. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) / Wikipedia
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus

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