Montagus Harrier

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Your works are truly outstanding Pratim. I am a bird lover, not a twitcher, but now with failing vision certainly in terms of binoculars my interest is dwindling. We have seen this particular bird and hen harriers and the like, in fact raptors are my favourite spots. Your paintings and the information is excellent.

Thanks a lot for the appreciation Mr. Derek Snowdon ...

PAKHI DEKHOON N PAKHI CHINOON #696...MONTAGU'S HARRIER... COLOURED PENCIL AND BLACK GEL PEN... A4... 2016..(From the Ref. Photograph of Mr. Ganesh Jayaraman) The Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier, and pygargus is Modern Latin derived from Greek pugargos, from puge,"rump" and argos, "shining white". The species name was formerly used for the hen harrier before Montagu's was identified as a different species. The Montagu's harrier is a deceptively small raptor, though it appears larger because of its large wing surface compared to small body weight, which gives it a typically buoyant flight. The female is larger than the male because the female needs