Excited expressions appear on researchers' faces when the first GPS tracks of a Montagu's harrier's daily movements appear on screen. Khelcom, Senegal.
A wildfire rages into the night, silhouetting a nearby settlement. Khelcom, Senegal.
Scientists Steve Augiron (France) and Almut Schlaich (Germany) set a mist net to capture Montagu's harriers in order to fit them with GPS-loggers. The harriers are enticed to dive at it by placing a large model owl behind the net (photos of harriers diving at owl available). Khelcom, Senegal.